Plastic scintillators with high loading of one or more metal carboxylates

摘要

In one embodiment, a material includes at least one metal compound incorporated into a polymeric matrix, where the metal compound includes a metal and one or more carboxylate ligands, where at least one of the one or more carboxylate ligands includes a tertiary butyl group, and where the material is optically transparent. In another embodiment, a method includes: processing pulse traces corresponding to light pulses from a scintillator material; and outputting a result of the processing, where the scintillator material comprises at least one metal compound incorporated into a polymeric matrix, the at least one metal compound including a metal and one or more carboxylate ligands, where at least one of the one or more carboxylate ligands has a tertiary butyl group, and where the scintillator material is optically transparent and has an energy resolution at 662 keV of less than about 20%.

主权项

1. A material, comprising:
at least one metal compound incorporated into a polymeric matrix, wherein the metal compound includes a metal and one or more carboxylate ligands, wherein at least one of the one or more carboxylate ligands includes a tertiary butyl group, wherein the material is optically transparent.