| Autor: |
Pelay, Eduard, Tarancón, Alex, Mitev, Krasimir, Dutsov, Chavdar, Georgiev, Strahil, Tsankov, Ludmil, García, José |
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Journal of Radioanalytical & Nuclear Chemistry; Nov2017, Vol. 314 Issue 2, p637-649, 13p, 1 Color Photograph, 1 Black and White Photograph, 4 Charts, 5 Graphs, 1 Map |
| Abstrakt: |
Several studies have demonstrated that polycarbonate-based polymers have good capacities for the absorption of Rn. Meanwhile, polystyrene polymers are reported to be the most appropriate for developing plastic scintillator materials for the detection of radioactivity. The objective of this work was to develop plastic scintillators in the form of microspheres (PSm) composed of polystyrene and polycarbonate that could be used to measure Rn and improve this performance thanks to the combination of characteristics of both polymers. Our results show that PSm of polystyrene and polycarbonate can be made via the evaporation/extraction method, despite the two polymers not being miscible. From the point of view of the radioactive measurements, we observed that the addition of polycarbonate causes quenching, although it does not significantly affect the detection efficiency for alpha and high-energy beta emitters. From the point of view of Rn absorption, we observed that synthesis of the PSm through the evaporation/extraction method changes the Rn absorption of the raw material. This result demonstrates that the method of production of the polymer and the resulting physical characteristics are a key parameter for its final Rn absorption properties. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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