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Apparatuses for large area radiation detection and related method

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1178672
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Apparatuses and a related method relating to radiation detection are disclosed. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a first scintillator and a second scintillator adjacent to the first scintillator, with each of the first scintillator and second scintillator being structured to generate a light pulse responsive to interacting with incident radiation. The first scintillator is further structured to experience full energy deposition of a first low-energy radiation, and permit a second higher-energy radiation to pass therethrough and interact with the second scintillator. The apparatus further includes a plurality of light-to-electrical converters operably coupled to the second scintillator and configured to convert light pulses generated by the first scintillator and the second scintillator into electrical signals. The first scintillator and the second scintillator exhibit at least one mutually different characteristic for an electronic system to determine whether a given light pulse is generated by the first scintillator or the second scintillator.
Research Organization:
Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC07-05ID14517
Assignee:
Batelle Energy Alliance, LLC (Idaho Falls, ID)
Patent Number(s):
9,018,586
Application Number:
13/534,829
OSTI ID:
1178672
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (2)

Phoswich detectors for simultaneous counting of α-, β(γ)-rays and neutrons
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journal March 1997
Characterization of Radioactive Hazardous Waste journal January 2000

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