Inventors:
Edward Allen McKigney - Los Alamos NM, US
Anthony Keiran Burrell - Los Alamos NM, US
Bryan L. Bennett - Los Alamos NM, US
David Wayne Cooke - Santa Fe NM, US
Kevin Curtis Ott - Los Alamos NM, US
Minesh Kantilal Bacrania - Los Alamos NM, US
Rico Emilio Del Sesto - Los Alamos NM, US
Robert David Gilbertson - Los Alamos NM, US
Ross Edward Muenchausen - Los Alamos NM, US
Thomas Mark McCleskey - Los Alamos NM, US
Assignee:
Los Alamos National Security, LLC - Los Alamos NM
International Classification:
G01T 1/20
Abstract:
An improved nanophosphor scintillator liquid comprises nanophosphor particles in a liquid matrix. The nanophosphor particles are optionally surface modified with an organic ligand. The surface modified nanophosphor particle is essentially surface charge neutral, thereby preventing agglomeration of the nanophosphor particles during dispersion in a liquid scintillator matrix. The improved nanophosphor scintillator liquid may be used in any conventional liquid scintillator application, including in a radiation detector.