Developments in additive manufacturing of arranged scintillating particle composites for neutron detection

Brenden W. Wiggins; Metodi L. Illiev; Andrea Favalli; Kiril D. Ianakiev; Markus P. Hehlen

doi:10.1117/12.2321670

13 September 2018 Developments in additive manufacturing of arranged scintillating particle composites for neutron detection

Brenden W. Wiggins, Metodi L. Illiev, Andrea Favalli, Kiril D. Ianakiev, Markus P. Hehlen

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Proceedings Volume 10762, Hard X-Ray, Gamma-Ray, and Neutron Detector Physics XX; 107620F (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2321670
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2018, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

The technological advances introduced by additive manufacturing techniques have significantly improved the ability to generate functional composites with a wide variety of mechanical and optical properties. Progress in the additive manufacturing of scintillating particle composites could enable new capabilities that span applications in nuclear nonproliferation, nuclear energy and basic science. The present work focuses on developing capabilities for additively manufacturing scintillating particle composites where successful implementation could enable cost-effective highperformance detectors for a wide range of applications. The results demonstrate the optical and response characteristics of arranged scintillating glass particle composites that are optically transparent, mechanically robust and respond to incident fast neutrons.

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Brenden W. Wiggins, Metodi L. Illiev, Andrea Favalli, Kiril D. Ianakiev, and Markus P. Hehlen "Developments in additive manufacturing of arranged scintillating particle composites for neutron detection", Proc. SPIE 10762, Hard X-Ray, Gamma-Ray, and Neutron Detector Physics XX, 107620F (13 September 2018); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2321670

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