TY - JOUR
T1 - Blended polyethylene terephthalate and polyethylene naphthalate polymers for scintillation base substrates
AU - Nakamura, Hidehito
AU - Shirakawa, Yoshiyuki
AU - Kitamura, Hisashi
AU - Yamada, Tatsuya
AU - Shidara, Zenichiro
AU - Yokozuka, Takayuki
AU - Nguyen, Philip
AU - Takahashi, Tomoyuki
AU - Takahashi, Sentaro
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was supported by the Kyoto University Research Reactor Institute , the National Institute of Radiological Sciences and Teijin Ltd . The authors thank the KUR Research Program for the Scientific Basis of Nuclear Safety for partial support at this work. The authors are grateful to Dr. Y. Uchihori, Mr. T. Watanabe, Mr. Y. Okamoto, Mr. F. Murakawa and Ms. M. Yasaku for their cooperation.
Copyright:
Copyright 2013 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and polyethylene naphthalate (PEN) are both good candidates for use as scintillation base substrates. One advantage is their relatively high density of 1.33 g cm-3. To enhance their relative strengths and to mitigate their weaknesses, we blended PET and PEN 1:1 by weight and found that the overall characteristics are improved. The wavelength at maximum emission was 415 nm, the refractive index was 1.61, and the light yield was 0.85 times that of PEN. These results increase the available options for base materials to be used as scintillators.
AB - Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and polyethylene naphthalate (PEN) are both good candidates for use as scintillation base substrates. One advantage is their relatively high density of 1.33 g cm-3. To enhance their relative strengths and to mitigate their weaknesses, we blended PET and PEN 1:1 by weight and found that the overall characteristics are improved. The wavelength at maximum emission was 415 nm, the refractive index was 1.61, and the light yield was 0.85 times that of PEN. These results increase the available options for base materials to be used as scintillators.
KW - Fluorescence molecule
KW - Polyethylene naphthalate
KW - Polyethylene terephthalate
KW - Polymer blend
KW - Scintillation material
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U2 - 10.1016/j.radmeas.2013.06.006
DO - 10.1016/j.radmeas.2013.06.006
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84889100727
SN - 1350-4487
VL - 59
SP - 172
EP - 175
JO - Radiation Measurements
JF - Radiation Measurements
ER -