Tellurium-Loaded Plastic Scintillators
摘要
Abstract
The first results from the development of previously unknown tellurium-loaded plastic scintillators based on polystyrene, poly(methyl methacrylate), and their copolymers for detectors for the search and study of neutrinoless double beta decay are reported herein. A complex compound of diphenyltellurium oxide with di-(2-ethylhexyl)phosphoric acid and diphenyltellurium di-2-ethylhexanoate were used as tellurium-containing additives. The conditions for obtaining samples have been described and their light yield and transparency has been characterized.