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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2013
Lawrence Livermore National Security, Llc, Livermore, CA (US);
Stephen A. Payne, Castro Valley, CA (US);
Wolfgang Stoeffl, Livermore, CA (US);
Natalia P. Zaitseva, Livermore, CA (US);
Nerine J. Cherepy, Oakland, CA (US);
M. Leslie Carman, San Ramon, CA (US);
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC., Livermore, CA (US);
Abstract
A material according to one embodiment exhibits an optical response signature for neutrons that is different than an optical response signature for gamma rays, said material exhibiting performance comparable to or superior to stilbene in terms of distinguishing neutrons from gamma rays, wherein the material is not stilbene, the material comprising a molecule selected from a group consisting of: two or more benzene rings, one or more benzene rings with a carboxylic acid group, one or more benzene rings with at least one double bound adjacent to said benzene ring, and one or more benzene rings for which at least one atom in the benzene ring is not carbon.