Neutron range spectrometer

Patent · Tue Jun 06 00:00:00 EDT 1989

OSTI ID:5484504

Manglos, S H

In this patent a neutron range spectrometer and method for determining the neutron energy spectrum of a neutron emitting source are disclosed. Neutrons from the source are collimated along a collimation axis and a position sensitive neutron counter is disposed in the path of the collimated neutron beam. The counter determines positions along the collimation axis of interactions between the neutrons in the neutron beam and a neutron-absorbing material in the counter. From the interaction positions, a computer analyzes the data and determines the neutron energy spectrum of the neutron beam.

• Assignee: Dept. of Energy, Washington, DC
• Patent Number(s): US 4837442
• Application Number: PPN: US 7166581A
• OSTI ID: 5484504
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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440103 -- Radiation Instrumentation-- Nuclear Spectroscopic Instrumentation
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46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
BARYON-BARYON INTERACTIONS
BEAMS
COMPUTER CALCULATIONS
CROSS SECTIONS
ENERGY SPECTRA
EQUATIONS
EVEN-ODD NUCLEI
HADRON-HADRON INTERACTIONS
HELIUM 3
HELIUM ISOTOPES
INTERACTIONS
ISOTOPES
LIGHT NUCLEI
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
NEUTRON BEAMS
NEUTRON SOURCES
NEUTRON SPECTROMETERS
NEUTRON-NEUTRON INTERACTIONS
NUCLEI
NUCLEON BEAMS
NUCLEON-NUCLEON INTERACTIONS
PARTICLE BEAMS
PARTICLE INTERACTIONS
PARTICLE SOURCES
POSITION SENSITIVE DETECTORS
RADIATION DETECTORS
RADIATION SOURCES
SPECTRA
SPECTROMETERS
STABLE ISOTOPES