Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Defect-resistant plastic scintillation radiation detector compositions and fabrication methods
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Application No.: US15462512Application Date: 2017-03-17
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Publication No.: US10647914B2Publication Date: 2020-05-12
- Inventor: Natalia P. Zaitseva , M. Leslie Carman , Andrew M. Glenn , Andrew Neil Mabe , Stephen A. Payne
- Applicant: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
- Applicant Address: US CA Livermore
- Assignee: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
- Current Assignee: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Livermore
- Agency: Zilka-Kotab
- Main IPC: C09K11/02
- IPC: C09K11/02 ; C09K11/06 ; G01T1/203

Abstract:
Scintillating plastics resistant to crazing and fogging, methods of making and using the same are disclosed. The scintillating plastics include: one or more primary polymers present in an amount ranging from about 40 wt % to about 95 wt %; one or more secondary polymers present in an amount ranging from about 1 wt % to about 60 wt %; and one or more fluors present in an amount ranging from about 0.1 wt % to about 50 wt %. Methods of making such plastics include: creating a homogenous mixture of precursor materials including primary polymer, secondary polymer, and fluor in the amounts set forth above; and polymerizing the homogenous mixture. Methods of using such plastics include: exposing the scintillating plastic to one or more extreme environmental conditions for a predetermined amount of time without generating crazing or fogging within the scintillating plastic. Various additional features and specific embodiments of these inventive concepts are also disclosed.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180265775A1 DEFECT-RESISTANT PLASTIC SCINTILLATION RADIATION DETECTOR COMPOSITIONS AND FABRICATION METHODS Public/Granted day:2018-09-20
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