Development of a method to create a plastic scintillator with 3D printer

Research Project

Project/Area Number	26630485
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Research Field	Nuclear engineering
Research Institution	Kyushu University
Principal Investigator	Kin Tadahiro 九州大学, 総合理工学研究科(研究院), 助教 (80450310)
Project Period (FY)	2014-04-01 – 2016-03-31
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
Budget Amount *help	¥3,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥900,000) Fiscal Year 2015: ¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000) Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000)
Keywords	プラスチックシンチレータ / 3Dプリンタ / 放射線計測 / シンチレータ / UV硬化樹脂
Outline of Final Research Achievements	The method to create a plastic scintillator with a 3D printer had been developed. The 3D printed scintillator had almost same characteristics compared with a commercial one.