Cadmium-loaded organic scintillators
The high value of the cross section of thermal neutron capture by the 113Cd nucleus allows us to regard cadmium-loaded organic scintillators as an alternative to gadolinium-loaded analogues. We report on new plastic and liquid scintillators with maximum metal concentrations of 2 and 1.5 wt %, respectively. Transmission spectra, scintillation characteristics, and efficiencies of the registration of thermal neutrons are given.