Neutron coincidence detectors employing heterogeneous materials
Abstract
A neutron detector relies upon optical separation of different scintillators to measure the total energy and/or number of neutrons from a neutron source. In pulse mode embodiments of the invention, neutrons are detected in a first detector which surrounds the neutron source and in a second detector surrounding the first detector. An electronic circuit insures that only events are measured which correspond to neutrons first detected in the first detector followed by subsequent detection in the second detector. In spectrometer embodiments of the invention, neutrons are thermalized in the second detector which is formed by a scintillator-moderator and neutron energy is measured from the summed signals from the first and second detectors.
- Inventors:
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- Mapleton, UT
- Orem, UT
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Brigham Young Univ., Provo, UT (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 868873
- Patent Number(s):
- 5231290
- Application Number:
- 07/899,031
- Assignee:
- Brigham Young University (Provo, UT)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01T - MEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR OR X-RADIATION
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG02-90ER12105
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- neutron; coincidence; detectors; employing; heterogeneous; materials; detector; relies; optical; separation; scintillators; measure; total; energy; neutrons; source; pulse; mode; embodiments; detected; surrounds; surrounding; electronic; circuit; insures; events; measured; correspond; followed; subsequent; detection; spectrometer; thermalized; formed; scintillator-moderator; summed; signals; neutron energy; total energy; electronic circuit; neutron detector; neutron source; optical separation; subsequent detection; neutron coincidence; pulse mode; coincidence detector; /250/376/
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Czirr, J Bartley, and Jensen, Gary L. Neutron coincidence detectors employing heterogeneous materials. United States: N. p., 1993.
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Czirr, J Bartley, & Jensen, Gary L. Neutron coincidence detectors employing heterogeneous materials. United States.
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