Funct. Mater. 2019; 26 (4): 685-689.

doi:https://doi.org/10.15407/fm26.04.685

Optical and scintillation properties of polystyrene based plastic scintillators activated by trans-stilbene alkyl derivative

P.N.Zhmurin, D.A.Yelisieiev, O.V.Yelisieieva, V.D.Alekseev, Yu.A.Gurkalenko

Institute of Scintillation Materials, STC "Institute for Single Crystals", National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 60 Nauky Ave., 61072 Kharkiv, Ukraine

Abstract: 

In this work, a series of plastic scintillators with the content of 4-tert-butylstilbene activator up to 40.0 wt. % was obtained. Their optical and scintillation properties were studied. The suitability of new scintillators for creating neutron-sensitive detectors has been evaluated.

Keywords: 
plastic scintillator, activator, trans-stilbene, polystyrene.
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