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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2017
Filed:
May. 14, 2012
Natalia P. Zaitseva, Livermore, CA (US);
M. Leslie Carman, San Ramon, CA (US);
Michelle A. Faust, Woodland, CA (US);
Andrew M. Glenn, Livermore, CA (US);
H. Paul Martinez, Livermore, CA (US);
Iwona A. Pawelczak, Livermore, CA (US);
Stephen A. Payne, Castro Valley, CA (US);
Keith E. Lewis, Escalon, CA (US);
Natalia P. Zaitseva, Livermore, CA (US);
M. Leslie Carman, San Ramon, CA (US);
Michelle A. Faust, Woodland, CA (US);
Andrew M. Glenn, Livermore, CA (US);
H. Paul Martinez, Livermore, CA (US);
Iwona A. Pawelczak, Livermore, CA (US);
Stephen A. Payne, Castro Valley, CA (US);
Keith E. Lewis, Escalon, CA (US);
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC, Livermore, CA (US);
Abstract
A scintillator material according to one embodiment includes a polymer matrix; a primary dye in the polymer matrix, the primary dye being a fluorescent dye, the primary dye being present in an amount of 3 wt % or more; and at least one component in the polymer matrix, the component being selected from a group consisting of B, Li, Gd, a B-containing compound, a Li-containing compound and a Gd-containing compound, wherein the scintillator material exhibits an optical response signature for thermal neutrons that is different than an optical response signature for fast neutrons and gamma rays. A system according to one embodiment includes a scintillator material as disclosed herein and a photodetector for detecting the response of the material to fast neutron, thermal neutron and gamma ray irradiation.