Plastic scintillators : chemistry and applications

Plastic scintillators : chemistry and applications / Matthieu Hamel, editor.

This book introduces the physics and chemistry of plastic scintillators (fluorescent polymers) that are able to emit light when exposed to ionizing radiation, discussing their chemical modification in the early 1950s and 1960s, as well as the renewed upsurge in interest in the 21st century. The book...

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Other Authors: Hamel, Matthieu (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer, 2021.
Series:Topics in applied physics ; v. 140.
Subjects:
Scintillators.
Scintillators
proceedings (reports)
Conference papers and proceedings
Conference papers and proceedings.
Actes de congrès.
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Foreword
  • References
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • Contributors
  • Part I Materials
  • 1 Introduction-Overview on Plastic and Inorganic Scintillators
  • 1.1 History of Scintillators
  • 1.2 Plastic Scintillator Chemists
  • 1.3 The Scintillation Process in Plastics and Inorganic Materials/Crystals
  • 1.4 Typical Preparation Process and Size Possibilities
  • 1.5 Main Parameters and Tools for Modification or Improvement
  • 1.5.1 Light Yield
  • 1.5.2 Decay Time
  • 1.5.3 Emission Wavelength
  • 1.5.4 Behavior Against External Environment
  • 1.5.5 Effective Atomic Number and Density
  • 1.6 Summary
  • References
  • 2 Neutron/Gamma Pulse Shape Discrimination in Plastics Scintillators: From Development to Commercialization
  • 2.1 Physical Basis for Neutron/Gamma Discrimination in Organic Scintillators
  • 2.2 Plastic Scintillators with Efficient Fast Neutron/Gamma Discrimination
  • 2.2.1 PPO-Based PSD Plastics
  • 2.2.2 PSD Plastics Utilizing Alternative Dyes and Dye Mixtures
  • 2.3 PSD Plastics for Combined Detection of Fast and Thermal Neutrons
  • 2.3.1 10B-loaded PSD Plastic Scintillators
  • 2.3.2 6Li-loaded PSD Plastic Scintillators
  • 3.3.1 Background Radiation
  • 3.3.2 Pulse Height Discrimination
  • 3.3.3 Pulse Shape Discrimination
  • 3.3.4 Compensated Detectors
  • 3.3.5 Multiplicity-Gated Detection
  • 3.3.6 Capture-Gated Detection
  • 3.4 Figures of Merit for Slow Neutron Detectors
  • 3.4.1 Figures of Merit About the Response to Neutrons
  • 3.4.2 Figures of Merit About the Response to Gamma Rays
  • 3.4.3 Figures of Merit About the Response to Neutron Against the Response to Gamma Rays
  • 3.5 Incorporation of Neutron Converters into Plastic Scintillator-Based Detectors
  • 3.5.1 Homogeneous Incorporation
  • 3.5.2 Heterogeneous Incorporation
  • 3.6 Applications of Plastic Scintillators to the Detection of Slow Neutrons
  • 3.6.1 Homeland Security
  • 3.6.2 Neutron Flux Monitoring and Source Characterization
  • 3.6.3 Reactor Antineutrino Experiments, Surveillance, and Monitoring
  • References
  • 4 Chemical Approach on Organometallic Loading in Plastic Scintillators and Its Applications
  • 4.1 Introduction/Context
  • 4.1.1 Plastic Scintillation
  • 4.1.2 Frame of This Chapter
  • 4.1.3 Properties Optimization
  • 4.1.4 Chemical Design and Material Science, What the Loading Implies

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