THE USE OF BORON LOADED SILANE GLASS SCINTILLATORS FOR THERMAL NEUTRON DETECTION

摘要

Triphenyl-p-biphenylyl silane was loaded with four boron materials in an attempt to produce the boron loaded silane glass thermal neutron detector. The silane glass was made opaque by homogeneous addition of natural boron, boric acid, or borax.nAlthough the triphenyl borazole loaded scintillators produced an alpha peak, its gamma discrimination problem and lack of stability under radiation make it unsatisfactory.