Ternary liquid scintillator for optical fiber applications
US4361765A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 1, 1981 |
| Grant date | Nov 30, 1982 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 1, 2001 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01T1/2042
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A multicomponent liquid scintillator solution for use as a radiation-to-light converter in conjunction with a fiber optic transmission system. The scintillator includes a quantity of 5-amino-9-diethylaminobenz (a) phenoxazonium nitrate (Nile Blue Nitrate) as a solute in a fluor solvent such as benzyl alcohol. The use of PPD as an additional solute is also disclosed. The system is controllable by addition of a suitable quenching agent, such as phenol.
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