Log of Plastic Scintillator Samples

Table 1: List of Compounds Loaded in PS
Compound	Label	Date Opened	Initials Opened	Brand
Gadolinium (III) tris(isopropoxide), Gd(i-Pr)₃	Gd(i-Pr)₃-05	2017/06/10	DMP	Alfa Aesar
Tris(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-3,5-heptanedionato)gadolinium(III), Gd(TMHD)₃	Gd(TMHD)₃-01	2017/01/12	DMP	Alfa Aesar
Gadolinium (III) tris(isopropoxide)	GdTIP-04	2016/04/29	DMP	Sigma Aldrich
Gadolinium (III) tris(isopropoxide)	GdTIP-03	2016/04/01	DMP	Alfa Aesar
Gadolinium (III) tris(isopropoxide)	GdTIP-02	2016/02/10	DMP	Sigma Aldrich
Gadolinium (III) tris(isopropoxide)	GdTIP-01	2014/04/20	???	???

Table 2: Log of Plastic Scintillator Samples (fabricated by David-Michael)
Date Fabricated	Sample Label	Mass % Loaded Compound	Loaded Compound Used	Length (+/- 0.002 cm), Diameter (+/- 0.002cm)	Notes on Fabrication Process	Notes on Fabricated PS	Image of PS
	DMR-17D	0% wt. Gd	NONE		Polymerized in water bath
	DMR-17C	0% wt. Gd	NONE		Polymerized in Test Equity oven
	DMR-17B	0% wt. Gd	NONE	N/A	Polymerized in Test Equity oven	Fiber as well as glue holding fiber mounts melted during polymerization. Sample failed.
	DMR-17A	0% wt. Gd	NONE	N/A	Polymerized in water bath	Sample was still not polymerized after 10 days. Sample became cloudy. Sample failed.

2017/07/08	DMR-16G	0% wt. Gd	NONE
2017/07/08	DMR-16F	0.5% wt. Gd	Gd(TMHD)₃
2017/07/08	DMR-16E	0% wt. Gd	NONE
2017/07/08	DMR-16D	0% wt. Gd	NONE
2017/07/08	DMR-16C	0% wt. Gd	NONE
2017/07/08	DMR-16B	0% wt. Gd	NONE
2017/07/08	DMR-16A	0% wt. Gd	NONE

2017/06/12	DMR-15A	0% wt. Gd	NONE
2017/06/12	DMR-15C	0.055% wt. Gd	Gd(i-Pr)3
2017/06/12	DMR-15D	0.055% wt. Gd	Gd(TMHD)3
2017/06/12	DMR-15E	0.1% wt. Gd	Gd(i-Pr)3
2017/06/12	DMR-15F	0.1% wt. Gd	Gd(TMHD)3
2017/06/12	DMR-15G	0.5% wt. Gd	Gd(i-Pr)3
2017/06/12	DMR-15H	0.5% wt. Gd	Gd(TMHD)3

2016/01/27	DMR-01	NONE	NONE	3.192, 2.489	Fluors added, no Gd, vial did not crack but samples were placed in reservoir for duration of polymerization
2016/02/03	DMR-02	0.1%	GdTIP-01
2016/02/10	DMR-03	0.1%	GdTIP-02
2016/02/17	DMR-04	0.05%	GdTIP-02			Deformity at top
2016/02/17	DMR-05	0.1%	GdTIP-02
2016/05/04	DMR-06	0.1%	GdTIP-04	2.772, 2.492	Filtered
2016/05/25	DMR-07	0.05%	GdTIP-04	3.756, 2.498	Filtered
2016/06/03	DMR-08	0.2%	GdTIP-04		Filtered, bath ran out of water part way through polymerization
2016/06/16	DMR-09	0.15%	GdTIP-04	3.781, 2.489	Filtered
2016/08/17	DMR-10A	NONE	NONE	5.900, 2.490
2016/08/17	DMR-10B	NONE	NONE	6.124, 2.492
2016/08/17	DMR-10C	NONE	NONE	6.040, 2.497
2016/08/17	DMR-10D	NONE	NONE	6.252, 2.498
2016/08/17	DMR-10 (A,B,C,D cemented together)	NONE	NONE	24.32
2016/12/04	DMR-12A	NONE	NONE
2016/12/04	DMR-12B	NONE	NONE	5.768, 2.495
2016/12/04	DMR-12C	NONE	NONE	6.193, 2.498
2016/12/04	DMR-12D	NONE	NONE	6.088, 2.500
1017/01/03	DMR-12 (A,B,C,D cemented together)	NONE	NONE

Table 3: Log of Plastic Scintillator Samples (fabricated by LCAE French Group)
All of these samples have 3%wt. PPO and 0.03% wt. POPOP
Date Received	Sample Label	Mass % Gd	Loaded Compound Used	Length (+/- 0.002 cm), Diameter (+/- 0.002cm)	Notes on Fabrication Process	Notes on Fabricated PS	Image of PS
2017/06/12	LCAE-01	0.5% wt. Gd	Gd(TMHD)₃	7.556 cm, 1.328 cm	N/A	Defect in side
2017/06/12	LCAE-02	1% wt. Gd	Gd(TMHD)₃	8.155 cm, 1.313 cm	N/A
2017/06/12	LCAE-03	2% wt. Gd	Gd(TMHD)₃	7.890 cm, 1.338 cm	N/A
2017/09/01	LCAE-04A	unloaded	n/a
2017/09/01	LCAE-04B	unloaded	n/a
2017/09/01	LCAE-05	unloaded		large

Table 4: Log of Plastic Scintillator Samples
Date Fabricated	Sample Label	Mass % Loaded Compound	Loaded Compound Used	Length (+/- 0.002 cm), Diameter (+/- 0.002cm)	Notes on Fabrication Process	Notes on Fabricated PS	Image of PS
	JPB 1-67-2	NONE	NONE
	JPB 1-70-2					Wrapped in teflon tape
	JPB 1-72-1
	JPB 1-73-2
	JPB 1-74-2
	JPB 1-101
2015/06/19	AH-01	NONE	NONE		No fluors
2015/06/25	AH-02	NONE	NONE		No fluors
2015/07/03	AH-03	NONE	NONE		Fluors added
2015/07/10	AH-04	NONE	NONE		Fluors added
2015/07/28	AH-05	1%	GdTIP-???
2015/08/03	AH-06	0.1%	GdTIP-???
2015/08/10	AH-07	0.1%	GdTIP-???				Scintillator sample could not be found

	No Label 1
	GdB6 #1
	P55-26 (PSS-26???)
	Cut scintillator with optical fiber
	GdB6 #2				With stir bar
	Gd(IoPr)3 #1				With stir bar
	Gd(IoPr)3 #2

	PSS 0.2% Gd				Ar balloon, 72 hr rxn
	PSS-2
	PSS-3

	5 days under N2
	3 days under Ar f.1H2 (???)

	#1
	#2
	#3
	#4

DMR = samples fabricated by Ryan Schmitz and David-Michael Poehlmann AH = samples fabricated by Hannah Rodgers and Alex JPB = samples fabricated by Jake the chemist

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Samples fabricated by Tanmay and Jake

Samples fabricated by David-Michael

Samples fabricated by Alex and Hannah