Device and method for the location and identification of a radiation source

Patent · Tue Jan 29 00:00:00 EST 2019

OSTI ID:1499130

Vencelj, Matjaz; Petrovic, Toni; Kosicek, Andrej; Stowe, Ashley C.; Morrell, Jonathan S.

A handheld device for the location and identification of a radiation source, including: a radiation transparent housing; a radiation locator device disposed within the radiation transparent housing operable for determining the location of the radiation source, wherein the radiation locator device includes a plurality of gamma detection crystals arranged in a geometric pattern and separated by a gamma shielding material, a plurality of detectors coupled to the plurality of gamma detection crystals, and a processor module coupled to the plurality of detectors; one or more of a neutron detection crystal and a gamma spectroscopy crystal disposed within the radiation transparent housing adjacent to the radiation locator device; and one or more detectors coupled to the one or more of the neutron detection crystal and the gamma spectroscopy crystal and the processor module; wherein the one or more of the neutron detection crystal and the gamma spectroscopy crystal, the one or more detectors, and the processor module are collectively operable for identifying the radiation source.

• Research Organization: Jozef Stefan Inst., Ljubljana (Slovenia); AlSense d.o.o., Podsreda (Slovenia); Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant (Y-12), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: NA0001942
• Assignee: Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC (Oak Ridge, TN); Jozef Stefan Institute (Ljubljana, SI); AlSense d.o.o (Podsreda, SI)
• Patent Number(s): 10,191,161
• Application Number: 15/585,669
• OSTI ID: 1499130
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: 2017 May 03
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English