X-ray detection capabilities of plastic scintillators incorporated with hafnium oxide nanoparticles surface-modified with phenyl propionic acid

Fumiyuki Hiyama, Takio Noguchi, Masanori Koshimizu, Shunji Kishimoto, Rie Haruki, Fumihiko Nishikido, Takayuki Yanagida, Yutaka Fujimoto, Tsutomu Aida, Seiichi Takami, Tadafumi Adschiri, Keisuke Asai

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Abstract

We synthesized plastic scintillators incorporated with HfO2 nanoparticles as detectors for X-ray synchrotron radiation. Nanoparticles with sizes of less than 10 nm were synthesized with the subcritical hydrothermal method. The detection efficiency of high-energy X-ray photons improved by up to 3.3 times because of the addition of the nanoparticles. Nanosecond time resolution was successfully achieved for all the scintillators. These results indicate that this method is applicable for the preparation of plastic scintillators to detect X-ray synchrotron radiation.

Original languageEnglish
Article number012601
JournalJapanese Journal of Applied Physics
Volume57
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2018 Jan

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