Characterization of a plastic dosimeter based on organic semiconductor photodiodes and scintillator
Background and purpose: Measurement of dose delivery is essential to guarantee the safety of patients undergoing medical radiation imaging or treatment procedures. This study aimed to evaluate the ability of organic semiconductors, coupled with a plastic
Jessie A. Posar +9 more
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Multifunctional Eutectic Mixtures Enable Integrated Recovery of U, Pu, and Sr From Nuclear Waste
A novel class of multifunctional eutectic mixtures, crafted from crown ether and organophosphorus molecules, achieves highly efficient, simultaneous recovery of uranium, plutonium, and strontium from nuclear waste. The material operates via a dual “coordination‐encapsulation” mechanism within self‐assembled reverse‐micelle structures, offering a ...
Yifan Wang +8 more
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Plastic scintillator bar with WLS fiber calorimeter for neutrino physics
A calorimeter with 180 plastic scintillator bars interleaved with 180 iron bars has been built and tested with pion and electron beams at CERN. The plastic scintillator bars, coupled to wavelength shifting fibers, are read with multi-anode PMTs and ...
Santin, G +9 more
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Measurement of Proton Quenching in a Plastic Scintillator Detector
The non-linear energy response of the plastic scintillator EJ-260 is measured with the MicroCHANDLER detector, using neutron beams of energy 5 to 27 MeV at the Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory.
Runge, Jay +11 more
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Flexible Direct‐Conversion X‐Ray Detectors: From Emerging Materials to Conformal Imaging
This comprehensive review analyzed the performance, challenges, and future directions of four emerging material systems for next‐generation flexible direct‐conversion X‐ray detectors: organic semiconductors, perovskites, metal–organic frameworks, and inorganic metal compounds.
Haipeng Di +11 more
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Radiation resistant plastic scintillator with 4,4′-di-tert-butylbiphenyl [PDF]
The article considers the possibility of creating a radiation-resistant plastic scintillator based on polystyrene using a dialkyl derivative of biphenyl – 4,4′-di-tert-butylbiphenyl.
O. V. Yelisieieva +4 more
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Organic Photodetectors and Sensors for Low‐Light and Infrared Applications
This mini review highlights recent advances in organic photodetectors and sensors for low‐light and infrared applications, emphasizing molecular design, device architectures, and interface engineering that improve charge transport, detectivity, speed, and spectral selectivity.
Swarup Biswas, Hyeok Kim
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Performance of a plastic scintillator developed using styrene monomer polymerization
This paper presents a newly developed plastic scintillator produced in collaboration with Turkiye Energy, Nuclear and Mineral Research Agency (TENMAK).
Aksu, E. +17 more
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Novel scintillating material 2-(4-styrylphenyl)benzoxazole for the fully digital and MRI compatible J-PET tomograph based on plastic scintillators. [PDF]
A novel plastic scintillator is developed for the application in the digital positron emission tomography (PET). The novelty of the concept lies in application of the 2-(4-styrylphenyl)benzoxazole as a wavelength shifter.
Anna Wieczorek +35 more
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Body‐integrated photonic biosensors: Illuminating the path to active healthcare
Body‐integrated photonic biosensors are promising tools for active healthcare. These optical devices can be worn, implanted, or swallowed to monitor health signals continuously. This review introduces key sensing modalities, including fluorescence, colorimetry, SPR, LSPR, SERS, and light‐modulating materials.
Jiayue Gu +10 more
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