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Large irradiation doses can improve the fast neutron/gamma discriminating capability of plastic scintillators

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When new materials appear as potential alternatives for radiation detection, several criteria have to be fulfilled. The one presented herein is the response variation to large irradiation doses of neutron/gamma discriminating plastic scintillators. Thus, several samples were exposed to high gamma doses reaching 10 kGy. They were characterized in terms of gamma spectrometry and fast neutron/gamma discrimination, prior to and after irradiation. Results show an unexpected increase of the figure of merit (FoM), which is the numerical value for n/g discrimination performances. An in-depth investigation evaluates the physicochemical impact of such large doses within the material. The characterization includes photophysics, radiation/matter interaction and chemical analyses (EPR, 1H NMR, fluorescence spectroscopy and HRMS).
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hal-01633272 , version 1 (20-01-2023)

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Eva Montbarbon, Marie-Noëlle Amiot, Dominique Tromson, Sylvain Gaillard, Camille Frangville, et al.. Large irradiation doses can improve the fast neutron/gamma discriminating capability of plastic scintillators. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2017, 19 (41), pp.28105 - 28115. ⟨10.1039/C7CP04034B⟩. ⟨hal-01633272⟩
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