Plastic scintillators

摘要

Compositions, methods, and systems related to plastic scintillating materials based on a polymer including an aromatic ring structure combined with an oxazole and a cross-linker are disclosed. The disclosed plastic scintillator materials may advantageously provide gamma-neutron pulse shape discrimination capabilities.

主权项

1. A scintillator material comprising:
a polymer including an aromatic ring structure; an oxazole, wherein the scintillator material comprises between about 10 to 40 weight percent of the oxazole; and a cross-linker, wherein the scintillator material comprises less than about 2 weight percent of the cross-linker, wherein the cross-linker links at least a first chain of the polymer to a second chain of the polymer.