Use of poly(ethylene naphthalate) as a self-vetoing structural material. (February 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Efremenko, Y; Fajt, L; Febbraro, M; Fischer, F; Guitart, M; Hackett, B; Hayward, C; Hodák, R; Majorovits, B; Manzanillas, L; Muenstermann, D; Öz, E; Pjatkan, R; Pohl, M; Radford, D; Rouhana, R; Schulz, O; Štekl, I; Stommel, M
• Is Part Of: Journal of physics. Volume 1468(2020)
• Publication Date: 2020-02
• Subjects: Physics -- Congresses; 530.5
• DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/1468/1/012225
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1742-6588

Abstract

Abstract: Poly(ethylene naphthalate), PEN, is an industrial polyester which has been shown to scintillate in the blue wavelength region. Combined with measurements of a high intrinsic radiopurity, this has sparked interest in the material for use in low-background experiments.