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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2006
Applicants:
Zane William Bell, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Gilbert Morris Brown, Knoxville, TN (US);
Leon Maya, Knoxville, TN (US);
Frederick Victor Sloop, Jr., Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Inventors:
Zane William Bell, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Gilbert Morris Brown, Knoxville, TN (US);
Leon Maya, Knoxville, TN (US);
Frederick Victor Sloop, Jr., Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Assignee:
UT-Battelle, LLC, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08K 5/35 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A scintillating composition for detecting neutrons and other radiation comprises a phenyl containing silicone rubber with carborane units and at least one phosphor molecule. The carborane units can either be a carborane molecule dispersed in the rubber with the aid of a compatiblization agent or can be covalently bound to the silicone.