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Lithium-Loaded Plastic Scintillators for the Detection of Thermal Neutrons

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A description is given of results from developing a new lithium-loaded plastic scintillator based on a styrene–methacrylic acid copolymer. Measurements of the light output and transparency of samples of the new material allow the optimum concentrations of the scintillation additive, wave shifter, secondary solvent, and lithium-containing additive to be determined.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The authors thank to O.V. Vagina, N.A. Vinokurov and V.V. Fariseeva for their technical assistance in producing our scintillator samples.

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  1. Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980, Dubna, Moscow oblast, Russia

    I. B. Nemchenok, I. I. Kamnev, E. A. Shevchik & I. A. Suslov

  2. Dubna State University, 141982, Dubna, Moscow oblast, Russia

    I. B. Nemchenok & I. A. Suslov

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Nemchenok, I.B., Kamnev, I.I., Shevchik, E.A. et al. Lithium-Loaded Plastic Scintillators for the Detection of Thermal Neutrons. Bull. Russ. Acad. Sci. Phys. 85, 476–479 (2021). https://doi.org/10.3103/S1062873821050154

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