The mechanical strength advance of radiation-hard plastic scintillators with diffusion enhancers

• Published in: Functional Materials
• Date: 2015
• Main Authors: Velmozhnaya, E.S., Gurkalenko, Yu.A., Eliseev, D.A., Zhmurin, P.N., Lebedev, V.N., Pereymak, V.N.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: НТК «Інститут монокристалів» НАН України 2015
• Subjects: Characterization and properties
• Online Access: https://nasplib.isofts.kiev.ua/handle/123456789/119704
• Journal Title: Digital Library of Periodicals of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
• Cite this: The mechanical strength advance of radiation-hard plastic scintillators with diffusion enhancers / E.S. Velmozhnaya, Yu.A. Gurkalenko, D.A. Eliseev, P.N. Zhmurin, V.N. Lebedev, V.N. Pereymak // Functional Materials. — 2015. — Т. 22, № 4. — С. 494-498. — Бібліогр.: 3 назв. — англ.

The mechanical strength of a radiation-hard plastic scintillator with diffusion enhancers was investigated by creating cross-linked structure in its polymeric matrix. The best result is reached, if 4,4′-divinylbiphenyl is used as a cross-linking agent, and p-xylene - as a diffusion enhancer.