Triple-mode detector for fast neutrons, slow neutrons, and gamma ray spectroscopy

Derenzo, Stephen; Bourret, Edith

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Title: Triple-mode detector for fast neutrons, slow neutrons, and gamma ray spectroscopy

Abstract

This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus related to neutron detection and gamma ray detection. In one aspect, a detector comprises a scintillator structure that comprises an organic scintillator and an inorganic scintillator. The organic scintillator is in the form of one or more elements of a specified length. The inorganic scintillator is in the form of one or more elements of the specified length. First ends of the one or more organic scintillator elements and first ends of the one or more inorganic scintillator elements define a first surface. Second ends of the one or more organic scintillator elements and second ends of the one or more inorganic scintillator elements define a second surface.

Inventors:: Derenzo, Stephen; Bourret, Edith

Issue Date:: 2023-12-12

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

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 2293982

Patent Number(s):: 11841471

Application Number:: 17/474,256

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

DOE Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 09/14/2021

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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  abstractNote = {This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus related to neutron detection and gamma ray detection. In one aspect, a detector comprises a scintillator structure that comprises an organic scintillator and an inorganic scintillator. The organic scintillator is in the form of one or more elements of a specified length. The inorganic scintillator is in the form of one or more elements of the specified length. First ends of the one or more organic scintillator elements and first ends of the one or more inorganic scintillator elements define a first surface. Second ends of the one or more organic scintillator elements and second ends of the one or more inorganic scintillator elements define a second surface.},

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Multi-sensor explosive detection system patent, January 1992

Thermal neutron detecting device, scintillator unit, and thermal neutron detecting system patent, May 2018

Lithium-Containing Scintillators For Thermal Neutron, Fast Neutron, And Gamma Detection patent-application, January 2015

Geometrically optimized fast neutron detector patent, May 2003

Accurate light-weight broad-energy neutron remmeter and use thereof patent, April 2018

LiBaF3, a thermal neutron scintillator with optimal n-γ discrimination journal, May 1996

Neutron and gamma ray monitor patent-application, February 2005

RbGd/sub 2/Br/sub 7/:Ce scintillators for gamma-ray and thermal neutron detection journal, August 2002

Compact Thermal Neutron Monitor patent-application, April 2013

Neutron detector patent, April 2011

Composite gamma-neutron detection system patent, May 2016

Radiation sensitive paint and application thereof patent, July 2022

Neutron and gamma ray monitor patent, April 2009

Monte Carlo Calculations of the Detection Efficiency of Composite Scintillator Arrays for Fast and Moderated Neutrons, and for Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy journal, June 2020

Neutron and gamma sensitive fiber scintillators patent, November 2016

On the fabrication and characterization of heterogeneous composite neutron detectors with triple-pulse-shape-discrimination capability journal, February 2020

Composite Gamma-Neutron Detection System patent-application, February 2014

Detection of neutrons and sources of radioactive material patent-application, May 2005

Optically stimulated, fast neutron sensor and dosimeter and fiber-optic coupled fast neutron remote sensor and dosimeter patent, October 2000

Thin Film Doped ZnO Neutron Detectors patent-application, November 2011

New electronically black neutron detectors journal, July 1986

Neutron detector and method of making patent, May 2014

Composite gamma-neutron detection system patent, February 2015

Neutron detector patent-application, January 2010

Cardiac imaging with CT scanner patent, October 1985

Scintillation properties of Cs2LiLaBr6 (CLLB) crystals with varying Ce3+ concentration journal, October 2011

Method of making a neutron detector patent, March 2015

Plastic scintillators with efficient neutron/gamma pulse shape discrimination journal, March 2012

Pulse shape discrimination with lithium-containing organic scintillators journal, November 2013

Radiation camera with high spatial, temporal, and energy resolution patent, January 2001

High-performance composite scintillator patent, December 2019

Compact directional radiation detector system patent, March 2020

Geometrically optimized fast neutron detector patent, October 2003

Thermal Neutron Detecting Device, Scintillator Unit, and Thermal Neutron Detecting System patent-application, November 2017

Detection of neutrons and heavy charged particles patent, November 2006

Composition and apparatus for detecting gamma radiation patent, August 1994

Thermal and epithermal neutrons from an earth formation patent, February 2016

Li-Based Thermal Neutron Scintillator Research; Rb2LiYBr6:Ce3+ and Other Elpasolites journal, June 2008

Geometrically optimized fast neutron detector patent, December 2002

Pulse shape discrimination in the plastic scintillator EJ-299-33 journal, September 2013

Geometric optimization of a neutron detector based on a lithium glass–polymer composite journal, June 2015

Fast Neutron Detection With ${\rm Cs}_{2} {\rm LiYCl}_{6}$ journal, April 2013

Boron-loaded plastic scintillator with neutron-γ pulse shape discrimination capability journal, July 2014

Directional particle detector with shield and scintillators patent, January 2018

New thermal neutron scintillators: Cs/sub 2/LiYCl/sub 6/:Ce/sup 3+/ and Cs/sub 2/LiYBr/sub 6/:Ce/sup 3+/ journal, October 2004

Detector array for locating radioactive sources in three dimensions patent, September 2019

N-type gallium nitride scintillation for fast-neutron detection patent, May 2021

Pulse-shape analysis of CLYC for thermal neutrons, fast neutrons, and gamma-rays journal, June 2013

Composite neutron gamma detector conference, October 2015

Lightweight neutron detector patent, July 1984

Radiation detector with two-dimensional directionality patent, October 2018

Light collection in scintillation detector composites for neutron detection journal, February 1988

Neutron detector attachment device patent, January 2014

Fabrication of a high performance neutron detector with near zero gamma cross talk
patent-application, November 2010

Transparent plastic scintillators for neutron detection based on lithium salicylate
journal, January 2016

A High-Performance CLYC(Ce)-PVT Composite for Neutron and Gamma Detection
journal, January 2018

Bismuth- and lithium-loaded plastic scintillators for gamma and neutron detection
journal, April 2015

Development and characterization of a neutron detector based on a lithium glass–polymer composite
journal, June 2015

Multi-sensor explosive detection system
patent, January 1992

Thermal neutron detecting device, scintillator unit, and thermal neutron detecting system
patent, May 2018

Lithium-Containing Scintillators For Thermal Neutron, Fast Neutron, And Gamma Detection
patent-application, January 2015

Geometrically optimized fast neutron detector
patent, May 2003

Accurate light-weight broad-energy neutron remmeter and use thereof
patent, April 2018

LiBaF3, a thermal neutron scintillator with optimal n-γ discrimination
journal, May 1996

Neutron and gamma ray monitor
patent-application, February 2005

RbGd/sub 2/Br/sub 7/:Ce scintillators for gamma-ray and thermal neutron detection
journal, August 2002

Compact Thermal Neutron Monitor
patent-application, April 2013

Neutron detector
patent, April 2011

Composite gamma-neutron detection system
patent, May 2016

Radiation sensitive paint and application thereof
patent, July 2022

Neutron and gamma ray monitor
patent, April 2009

Monte Carlo Calculations of the Detection Efficiency of Composite Scintillator Arrays for Fast and Moderated Neutrons, and for Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy
journal, June 2020

Neutron and gamma sensitive fiber scintillators
patent, November 2016

On the fabrication and characterization of heterogeneous composite neutron detectors with triple-pulse-shape-discrimination capability
journal, February 2020

Composite Gamma-Neutron Detection System
patent-application, February 2014

Detection of neutrons and sources of radioactive material
patent-application, May 2005

Optically stimulated, fast neutron sensor and dosimeter and fiber-optic coupled fast neutron remote sensor and dosimeter
patent, October 2000

Thin Film Doped ZnO Neutron Detectors
patent-application, November 2011

New electronically black neutron detectors
journal, July 1986

Neutron detector and method of making
patent, May 2014

Composite gamma-neutron detection system
patent, February 2015

Neutron detector
patent-application, January 2010

Cardiac imaging with CT scanner
patent, October 1985

Scintillation properties of Cs2LiLaBr6 (CLLB) crystals with varying Ce3+ concentration
journal, October 2011

Method of making a neutron detector
patent, March 2015

Plastic scintillators with efficient neutron/gamma pulse shape discrimination
journal, March 2012

Pulse shape discrimination with lithium-containing organic scintillators
journal, November 2013

Radiation camera with high spatial, temporal, and energy resolution
patent, January 2001

High-performance composite scintillator
patent, December 2019

Compact directional radiation detector system
patent, March 2020

Geometrically optimized fast neutron detector
patent, October 2003

Thermal Neutron Detecting Device, Scintillator Unit, and Thermal Neutron Detecting System
patent-application, November 2017

Detection of neutrons and heavy charged particles
patent, November 2006

Composition and apparatus for detecting gamma radiation
patent, August 1994

Thermal and epithermal neutrons from an earth formation
patent, February 2016

Li-Based Thermal Neutron Scintillator Research; Rb₂LiYBr₆:Ce³⁺ and Other Elpasolites
journal, June 2008

Geometrically optimized fast neutron detector
patent, December 2002

Pulse shape discrimination in the plastic scintillator EJ-299-33
journal, September 2013

Geometric optimization of a neutron detector based on a lithium glass–polymer composite
journal, June 2015

Fast Neutron Detection With ${\rm Cs}_{2} {\rm LiYCl}_{6}$
journal, April 2013

Boron-loaded plastic scintillator with neutron-γ pulse shape discrimination capability
journal, July 2014

Directional particle detector with shield and scintillators
patent, January 2018

New thermal neutron scintillators: Cs/sub 2/LiYCl/sub 6/:Ce/sup 3+/ and Cs/sub 2/LiYBr/sub 6/:Ce/sup 3+/
journal, October 2004

Detector array for locating radioactive sources in three dimensions
patent, September 2019

N-type gallium nitride scintillation for fast-neutron detection
patent, May 2021

Pulse-shape analysis of CLYC for thermal neutrons, fast neutrons, and gamma-rays
journal, June 2013

Composite neutron gamma detector
conference, October 2015

Lightweight neutron detector
patent, July 1984

Radiation detector with two-dimensional directionality
patent, October 2018

Light collection in scintillation detector composites for neutron detection
journal, February 1988

Neutron detector attachment device
patent, January 2014