Title :
Novel organic scintillators for neutron detection
Author :
Van Loef, Edgar V. ; Glodo, Jarek ; Shirwadkar, Urmila ; Zaitseva, Natalia ; Shah, Kanai S.
Author_Institution :
Radiat. Monitoring Devices, Inc., Watertown, MA, USA
fDate :
Oct. 30 2010-Nov. 6 2010
Abstract :
In this paper we report on novel organic scintillators in the form of single crystals for neutron detection. In particular, we focus on 9,10-Diphenylanthracene, Tetraphenylbutadiene, and Lithium-Salicylate, grown from solution.
Keywords :
crystal growth; neutron detection; solid scintillation detectors; 9,10-diphenylanthracene; crystal growth; lithium-salicylate; neutron detection; novel organic scintillators; single crystals; tetraphenylbutadiene; Computational efficiency; Crystals; Neutrons; Optical amplifiers; Optical coupling; Optical reflection; Shape;
Conference_Titel :
Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record (NSS/MIC), 2010 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Knoxville, TN
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-9106-3
DOI :
10.1109/NSSMIC.2010.5873916
