Spectral-and pulse-shape discrimination in triplet-harvesting plastic scintillators

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 3312-3319

  Feng, Patrick L ^a   Villone, Janelle ^b   Hattar, Khalid ^b   Mrowka, Stanley ^a   Wong, Bryan M ^a   Allendorf, Mark D ^a   Patrick Doty, F ^a  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Fast neutron detection; plastic scintillator; pulse shape discrimination

Indexed keywords

HARVESTING; HEAVY METALS; IONIZATION; METAL COMPLEXES;

COMPLEX DECAY; FAST-NEUTRON DETECTION; HOST-GUESTS; LIGHT YIELD; MOLECULAR LEVELS; ORGANIC MATERIALS; PLASTIC SCINTILLATOR; PULSE SHAPE DISCRIMINATION; SPECTRAL INFORMATION; TRIPLET STATE;

SCINTILLATION COUNTERS;

EID: 84871374372     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2012.2213609     Document Type: Article

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