Patent ID: 9650564
Date: 2017-05-16
CPC Classifications: C09K,G01T,G21K

Claim:
1. A scintillator material, comprising: a polymer matrix; a primary dye in the polymer matrix, the primary dye being a fluorescent dye, the primary dye being present in an amount ranging from 3 wt % to 40 wt %; a secondary dye present in an amount ranging from 1 wt % to 2 wt %, the secondary dye having a longer wavelength than the primary dye; and at least one component in the polymer matrix, the component being selected from a group consisting of B, Li, Gd, a B-containing compound, a Li-containing compound and a Gd-containing compound, wherein the scintillator material exhibits an optical response signature for thermal neutrons that is different than an optical response signature for fast neutrons and gamma rays, wherein the primary dye is crosslinked to the polymer matrix.