Solid state neutron detector and method for use
Abstract
Crystals of lithium tetraborate or alpha-barium borate had been found to be neutron detecting materials. The crystals are prepared using known crystal growing techniques, wherein the process does not include the common practice of using a fluxing agent, such as sodium oxide or sodium fluoride, to reduce the melting temperature of the crystalline compound. Crystals prepared by this method can be sliced into thin single or polycrystalline wafers, or ground to a powder and prepared as a sintered compact or a print paste, and then configured with appropriate electronic hardware, in order to function as neutron detectors.
- Inventors:
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- Livermore, CA
- New Milford, NJ
- Demarest, NJ
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 874436
- Patent Number(s):
- 6388260
- Assignee:
- Sandia Corporation (Livermore, CA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01T - MEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR OR X-RADIATION
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-94AL85000
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- solid; neutron; detector; method; crystals; lithium; tetraborate; alpha-barium; borate; found; detecting; materials; prepared; crystal; growing; techniques; process; common; practice; fluxing; agent; sodium; oxide; fluoride; reduce; melting; temperature; crystalline; compound; sliced; single; polycrystalline; wafers; ground; powder; sintered; compact; print; paste; configured; appropriate; electronic; hardware; function; detectors; neutron detector; crystal growing; /250/
Citation Formats
Doty, F Patrick, Zwieback, Ilya, and Ruderman, Warren. Solid state neutron detector and method for use. United States: N. p., 2002.
Web.
Doty, F Patrick, Zwieback, Ilya, & Ruderman, Warren. Solid state neutron detector and method for use. United States.
Doty, F Patrick, Zwieback, Ilya, and Ruderman, Warren. Tue .
"Solid state neutron detector and method for use". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/874436.
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title = {Solid state neutron detector and method for use},
author = {Doty, F Patrick and Zwieback, Ilya and Ruderman, Warren},
abstractNote = {Crystals of lithium tetraborate or alpha-barium borate had been found to be neutron detecting materials. The crystals are prepared using known crystal growing techniques, wherein the process does not include the common practice of using a fluxing agent, such as sodium oxide or sodium fluoride, to reduce the melting temperature of the crystalline compound. Crystals prepared by this method can be sliced into thin single or polycrystalline wafers, or ground to a powder and prepared as a sintered compact or a print paste, and then configured with appropriate electronic hardware, in order to function as neutron detectors.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2002},
month = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2002}
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