NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, Volume. 48, Issue 2, 020401(2025)

Preparation and characterization of thermal neutron sensitive lithium doped polystyrene plastic scintillators

Kaihui ZHANG1...2, Xiang LI2, Mingxue DENG2, Yun SHI1,2, Qi ZHOU1,2, Ke WANG1,**, and Junfeng CHEN12,* |Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1School of Materials and Chemistry, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
  • 2R&D Center for Novel Materials, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201899, China
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    (a) Synthesis diagram of Li-doped plastic scintillator, (b) Sample of Li-doped plastic scintillator
    Schematic diagram of XEL spectroscopy measuring device in transmission mode
    XEL spectra of plastic scintillators with varied PPO content and XEL integral intensity show as a function of the PPO mass concentration (color online)
    XEL spectra of plastic scintillators with varied POPOP content and variation of XEL integral intensity with the POPOP mass concentration
    XEL spectra of plastic scintillators with varied AIBN content and XEL integral intensity show as a function of the AIBN concentration
    FTIR (a) and RS (b) of experimentally synthesized LiME
    Bulk plastic scintillators with a LiME content of 0%~12% at the sample size of ø33 mm×6 mm
    Optical transmittance (a) and XEL spectra (b) of plastic scintillator doped with 0%~12% LiME
    Photoluminescence & Photoluminescence spectra of 0% and 10% LiME doped plastic scintillators
    PHS of plastic scintillators doped with different mass fractions of LiME (0%~12%) (color online)
    • Table 1. Properties of plastic scintillators doped with different mass fractions of LiME (0%~12%)

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      Table 1. Properties of plastic scintillators doped with different mass fractions of LiME (0%~12%)

      LiME含量

      Content of LiME / %

      Li含量

      Content of Li / %

      康普顿边界

      Compton edge

      相对光输出

      Light output (LO) / %

      001 096
      1.00.07559554.29
      3.00.22642338.59
      5.00.37731428.65
      8.00.60329727.10

      10.0

      12.0

      0.754

      0.905

      249

      39

      22.72

      3.56

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    Kaihui ZHANG, Xiang LI, Mingxue DENG, Yun SHI, Qi ZHOU, Ke WANG, Junfeng CHEN. Preparation and characterization of thermal neutron sensitive lithium doped polystyrene plastic scintillators[J]. NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, 2025, 48(2): 020401

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    Paper Information

    Category: NUCLEAR ELECTRONICS AND INSTRUMENTATION

    Received: May. 16, 2024

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Mar. 14, 2025

    The Author Email: WANG Ke (WANGKe), CHEN Junfeng (CHENJunfeng)

    DOI:10.11889/j.0253-3219.2025.hjs.48.240213

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