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Title: Radiation detector based on a matrix of crossed wavelength-shifting fibers

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1351071

A radiation detection system comprising a detection grid of wavelength shifting fibers with a volume of scintillating material at the intersecting points of the fibers. Light detectors, preferably Silicon Photomultipliers, are positioned at the ends of the fibers. The position of radiation is determined from data obtained from the detection grid. The system is easily scalable, customizable, and also suitable for use in soil and underground applications. An alternate embodiment employs a fiber grid sheet or layer which is comprised of multiple fibers secured to one another within the same plane. This embodiment further includes shielding in order to prevent radiation cross-talk within the grid layer.

Research Organization:
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (TJNAF), Newport News, VA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-06OR23177
Assignee:
JEFFERSON SCIENCE ASSOCIATES, LLC
Patent Number(s):
9,618,630
Application Number:
15/008,499
OSTI ID:
1351071
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2016 Jan 28
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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