Plastic scintillators with high loading of one or more metal carboxylates
US9234968B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 10, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jan 12, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 10, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC09K2211/188
- WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
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%.
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