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US 7,605,200 B2Granted
Boron loaded scintillator
AssigneeUT-Battelle, LLC
InventorsZane William Bell, Gilbert Morris Brown, Leon Maya, Frederick Victor Sloop, Jr.
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Abstract
A scintillating composition for detecting neutrons and other radiation comprises a phenyl containing silicone rubber with carborane units and at least one phosphor molecule. The carborane units can either be a carborane molecule dispersed in the rubber with the aid of a compatiblization agent or can be covalently bound to the silicone.
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A scintillating composition for detecting radiation, comprising:
- a phenyl containing silicone rubber;
- carborane units associated with said silicone rubber;
- at least one phosphor molecule;
- and a compatiblization agent to incorporate said carborane units, wherein said compatiblization agent is tributyl phosphate.
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A scintillating composition for detecting radiation, comprising:
- a carborane bound phenylsilicone rubber, and
- at least one phosphor molecule, wherein said carborane bound phenylsilicone rubber comprises:
- at least one siloxane unit comprising a carborane covalently bonded to a silicon atom, and
- at least one phenyl containing siloxane unit selected from the group consisting of a methylhydrosiloxane-phenylmethylsiloxane copolymer, a dimethylsiloxane-diphenylsiloxane copolymer, and a combination thereof.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.