title: (6)Li-loaded liquid scintillators with pulse shape discrimination.
abstract: Excellent pulse height and pulse shape discrimination performance has been obtained for liquid scintillators containing as much as 10 wt.% (6)Li-salicylate dissolved in a toluene-methanol solvent system using naphthalene and 9,10 diphenylanthracene as intermediate and secondary solutes. This solution has improved performance at higher (6)Li-loading than solutions in dioxane-water solvent systems, and remains stable at temperatures as low as -10 degrees C. Cells as large as 5 cm in diameter and 15.2 deep have been prepared which have a higher light output for slow neutron detection than (10)B-loaded liquids. Neutron efficiency calculations are also presented.
authors.affiliation: Chemical Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439.
authors.forename: L R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Greenwood
authors.forename: N R
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Chellew
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Zarwell