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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2009
Applicants:
Sheng Dai, Knoxville, TN (US);
Banu Kesanli, Mersin, TR;
John S. Neal, Knoxville, TN (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
UT-Battelle, LLC, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 11/06 (2006.01); C09K 11/04 (2006.01); G01T 3/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention is directed to a liquid scintillating composition containing (i) one or more non-polar organic solvents; (ii) (lithium-6)-containing nanoparticles having a size of up to 10 nm and surface-capped by hydrophobic molecules; and (iii) one or more fluorophores. The invention is also directed to a liquid scintillator containing the above composition.