Layered semiconductor neutron detectors

Title: Layered semiconductor neutron detectors

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Room temperature operating solid state hand held neutron detectors integrate one or more relatively thin layers of a high neutron interaction cross-section element or materials with semiconductor detectors. The high neutron interaction cross-section element (e.g., Gd, B or Li) or materials comprising at least one high neutron interaction cross-section element can be in the form of unstructured layers or micro- or nano-structured arrays. Such architecture provides high efficiency neutron detector devices by capturing substantially more carriers produced from high energy .alpha.-particles or .gamma.-photons generated by neutron interaction.

Inventors:: Mao, Samuel S; Perry, Dale L

Issue Date:: 2013-12-10

Research Org.:: LBNL (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States))

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1109473

Patent Number(s):: 8,604,441

Application Number:: 12/999,909

Assignee:: The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, CA)

DOE Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 47 OTHER INSTRUMENTATION

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  abstractNote = {Room temperature operating solid state hand held neutron detectors integrate one or more relatively thin layers of a high neutron interaction cross-section element or materials with semiconductor detectors. The high neutron interaction cross-section element (e.g., Gd, B or Li) or materials comprising at least one high neutron interaction cross-section element can be in the form of unstructured layers or micro- or nano-structured arrays. Such architecture provides high efficiency neutron detector devices by capturing substantially more carriers produced from high energy .alpha.-particles or .gamma.-photons generated by neutron interaction.},

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