Sandia/SSD Crystals (IMAGE)

DOE/Sandia National Laboratories

Sandia/SSD Crystals

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Crystals of a metal organic framework (left) emit light in the blue (middle) when exposed to ionizing radiation. Infiltrating them with an organometallic compound causes the crystals to emit red light as well (right), creating a new way to differentiate fission neutrons from background gamma particles.

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Sandia National Laboratories

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