Organic scintillators for neutron detection

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4784, Issue , 2003, Pages 150-163

  Bell, Zane W ^a   Brown, Gilbert M ^b   Ho, C H ^b   Sloop, Frederick V ^b  

^a Y 12 NATIONAL SECURITY COMPLEX   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Neutron detection; Organic scintillators; Scintillation detectors; Silicone

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC INSULATORS; GADOLINIUM COMPOUNDS; GAMMA RAYS; IONIZATION; LIGHT EMISSION; NEUTRON DETECTORS; PHOSPHORS; POLYMERIZATION; RUBBER; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS; SILICONE RUBBER; SILICONES; TOLUENE; X RAYS;

BORON-CONTAINING; DISCRETE SPECTRUM; GREEN-EMITTING PHOSPHORS; NEUTRON DETECTION; ORGANIC SCINTILLATOR; POLY VINYL TOLUENES; THERMAL LIMITATIONS; USEFUL PROPERTIES;

X RAY DETECTORS;

EID: 85036606980     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: 1996756X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.451529     Document Type: Conference Paper

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