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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2018
Applicant:
National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, Llc, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Inventors:
Nicholas Myllenbeck, Livermore, CA (US);
Patrick L. Feng, Livermore, CA (US);
Rakia Dhaoui, Mountain House, CA (US);
Assignee:
National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08L 71/08 (2006.01); C08F 230/06 (2006.01); C08F 226/10 (2006.01); C08F 220/18 (2006.01); G01T 1/203 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01T 1/2033 (2013.01); C08L 71/08 (2013.01); C08F 220/18 (2013.01); C08F 226/10 (2013.01); C08F 230/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A plastic scintillator includes an anti-fog additive or comonomer. The plastic scintillator is formulated to resist the development of hydrothermally-induced aging defects (e.g. discoloration and 'fogging') while maintaining scintillation light output and other desirable physical properties.