Published July 1995 | Version v1
Journal article

Factors determining radiation stability of plastic scintillators

  • 1. National Ukranian Academy of Science, Kharkov (Ukraine). Inst. for Single Crystals
  • 2. Karpov Inst. of Physical Chemistry, Moscow (Russian Federation)

Description

Polystyrene (PS) and polyvinylxylene (PVX) are the base materials for plastic scintillators. UV-Vis spectrophotometry, luminescence and EPR spectroscopy were performed on irradiated samples of PS and PVX with the p-terphenyl (TP) as primary luminophore and 1,4-di-2(5-phenyloxazolyl-1,3)benzene (POPOP) as secondary one. Dependence of the radioluminescence intensity of the scintillators on the concentration of the macroradicals formed in them in the process of irradiation was investigated. Dose dependence of the radiation stability of scintillators is discussed. (Author)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Radiation Physics and Chemistry (1993)
Journal Volume
46
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 115-117.
ISSN
0969-806X
CODEN
RPCHDM