Plastic scintillator enhancement through Quantum Dot

Alan Tam; Ozdal Boyraz; Mikael Nilsson

doi:10.1117/12.2275283

24 August 2017 Plastic scintillator enhancement through Quantum Dot

Alan Tam, Ozdal Boyraz, Mikael Nilsson

Proceedings Volume 10392, Hard X-Ray, Gamma-Ray, and Neutron Detector Physics XIX; 1039204 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2275283
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2017, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Plastic scintillators such as Polyvinyl Toluene (PVT) are used for radiation detection but due to their poor performance they are not widely implemented. In order to circumnavigate this, dopants are added to enhance scintillation by energy transfer otherwise lost through non-radiative processes. In this work, we exploit the effects of energy transfer through the use of short wavelength emission Cadmium Sulfide Quantum Dots (QD) as the transfer stimulant. Scintillation enhancement was observed as Cadmium Sulfide QD with scintillating dyes are embedded in PVT polymer matrix for beta and gamma radiation. Energy transfer was observed between Quantum Dots, scintillating dye, and the host polymer. Different concentrations of QD and 2,5-diphenyloxazole (PPO) dye are investigated to characterize the energy transfer.

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Alan Tam, Ozdal Boyraz, and Mikael Nilsson "Plastic scintillator enhancement through Quantum Dot", Proc. SPIE 10392, Hard X-Ray, Gamma-Ray, and Neutron Detector Physics XIX, 1039204 (24 August 2017); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2275283

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