Waveshifters and Scintillators for Ionizing Radiation Detection

Scintillationand waveshifter materials have been developed for the detection of ionizing radiation in an STTR program between Ludlum Measurements, Inc. and the University of Notre Dame. Several new waveshifter materials have been developed which are comparable in efficiency and faster in fluorescence decay than the standard material Y11 (K27) used in particle physicsfor several decades. Additionally, new scintillationmaterials useful for fiber tracking have been developed which have been compared to 3HF. Lastly, work was done on developing liquid scintillatorsand paint-on scintillatorsand waveshifters for high radiation environments.