Table 2. Composition and properties of plastic scintillators with polystyrene matrix and nanostructured organosilicon luminophores NScX and the standard plastic scintillator Sc0. The light output was measured in disk-shaped samples with diameter of 25 mm and height of 0.2 mm under irradiation with α-particles with 5.49 MeV.
| PS scintillator | Composition | Concentration of luminophor CNOL, M | Light output for α-particles*, photon/MeV | Light output for electrons**, photon/MeV | Maximum position in the scintillation spectra, nm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSc1 | PS + 2% NOL-1 | 0.012 | 1,156 | 11,560 | 389 |
| NSc2 | PS + 2% NOL-2 | 0.015 | 1,247 | 12,470 | 413 |
| NSc3 | PS + 2% NOL-3 | 0.015 | 1,281 | 12,810 | 431 |
| NSc4 | PS + 2% NOL-4 | 0.010 | 1,134 | 11,340 | 487 |
| NSc6 | PS + 2% NOL-6 | 0.015 | 978 | 9,780 | 588 |
| NSc1a | PS + 3% NOL-1 | 0.018 | 1,350 | 13,500 | 389 |
| NSc2a | PS + 3% NOL-2 | 0.023 | 1,378 | 13,780 | 414 |
| NSc1b | PS + 5% NOL-1 | 0.030 | 1,489 | 14,890 | 389 |
| Sc0 | Standard scintillator | SpT = 0.1 SPOPOP = 0.0015 | 1,000 | 10,000 | 425 |
Notes: * - Measured with the accuracy of +/− 2% relative to the standard. ** - Calculated using the well-known ratio between the light output under irradiation by α-particles and those under irradiation with β-particles19.