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Table. 1.

Several samples used for synthesizing an alcohol-based liquid scintillator. For a standard sample (R) as a reference, 3 g/l PPO is dissolved and 30 mg/l bis-MSB was mixed for the second WLS in LAB. S samples indicate alcohol-based and NE samples are made of 2-Ethoxyethanol solvent.

Sample Composition of solvent (%) Fluors, secondary WLS Note
S1 Alcohol : Water (50 : 50) PPO 6 g/l Clear, soluble (marginal)
S2 Alcohol : Water (70 : 30) PPO 21 g/l Clear, soluble
S3 Alcohol : Water (70 : 30) PPO 30 g/l
bis-MSB 300 mg/l
Insoluble
S4 Alcohol : UG-F (70 : 30) PPO 3 g/l POPOP 30 mg/l Clear, soluble
S5 Alcohol : UG-F (70 : 30) PPO 3 g/l
bis-MSB 30 mg/l
Clear, soluble
NE1 2-Ethoxyethanol : Water (100 : 0) PPO 15 g/l
bis-MSB 300 mg/l
Clear, soluble (bis-MSB extreme)
NE2 2-Ethoxyethanol : Water (90 : 10) PPO 15 g/l
bis-MSB 60 mg/l
Clear, soluble
NE3 2-Ethoxyethanol : Water (70 : 30) PPO 21 g/l Clear, soluble
NE4 2-Ethoxyethanol : Water (70 : 30) PPO 21 g/l
bis-MSB 120 mg/l
Insoluble
NE5 2-Ethoxyethanol : Water (10 : 90) PPO 1 g/l Insoluble
NE6 2-Ethoxyethanol : Water (10 : 90) PPO 0.3 g/l Insoluble, (First clear, but precipitate in the end)
NE7 2-Ethoxyethanol : Water (10 : 90) PPO 0.2 g/l
bis-MSB 20 mg/l
Clear, soluble (marginal)
R(eference) LAB : UG-F (90 : 10) PPO 3 g/l
bis-MSB 30 mg/l
0.5% Gd (clear, soluble)
Reference sample
New Phys.: Sae Mulli 2021;71:21~28 https://doi.org/10.3938/NPSM.71.21
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