Two-dimensional position sensitive radiation detectors
Abstract
Nuclear reaction detectors capable of position sensitivity with submillimeter resolution in two dimensions are each provided by placing arrays of scintillation or wavelength shifting optical fibers formed of a plurality of such optical fibers in a side-by-side relationship in X and Y directions with a layer of nuclear reactive material operatively associated with surface regions of the optical fiber arrays. Each nuclear reaction occurring in the layer of nuclear reactive material produces energetic particles for simultaneously providing a light pulse in a single optical fiber in the X oriented array and in a single optical fiber in the Y oriented array. These pulses of light are transmitted to a signal producing circuit for providing signals indicative of the X-Y coordinates of each nuclear event. 6 figures.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 5220800
- Patent Number(s):
- 5289510
- Application Number:
- PPN: US 7-965836
- Assignee:
- Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc., Oak Ridge, TN ()
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-84OR21400
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 23 Oct 1992
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; POSITION SENSITIVE DETECTORS; DESIGN; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; SCINTILLATION COUNTING; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; COUNTING TECHNIQUES; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; RADIATION DETECTORS; RESOLUTION; 440101* - Radiation Instrumentation- General Detectors or Monitors & Radiometric Instruments
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Mihalczo, J T. Two-dimensional position sensitive radiation detectors. United States: N. p., 1994.
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abstractNote = {Nuclear reaction detectors capable of position sensitivity with submillimeter resolution in two dimensions are each provided by placing arrays of scintillation or wavelength shifting optical fibers formed of a plurality of such optical fibers in a side-by-side relationship in X and Y directions with a layer of nuclear reactive material operatively associated with surface regions of the optical fiber arrays. Each nuclear reaction occurring in the layer of nuclear reactive material produces energetic particles for simultaneously providing a light pulse in a single optical fiber in the X oriented array and in a single optical fiber in the Y oriented array. These pulses of light are transmitted to a signal producing circuit for providing signals indicative of the X-Y coordinates of each nuclear event. 6 figures.},
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