Arsenic activation neutron detector

Title: Arsenic activation neutron detector

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A detector of bursts of neutrons from a deuterium-deuteron reaction includes a quantity of arsenic adjacent a gamma detector such as a scintillator and photomultiplier tube. The arsenic is activated by the 2.5 Mev neutrons to release gamma radiation which is detected to give a quantitative representation of detected neutrons.

Inventors:

Jacobs, Eddy L ^[1]

Albuquerque, NM

Issue Date:: 1981-01-01

Research Org.:: AT&T

OSTI Identifier:: 863899

Patent Number(s):: 4271361

Assignee:: United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01T - MEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR OR X-RADIATION

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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01T - MEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR OR X-RADIATION
G01T3/00 - Measuring neutron radiation

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DOE Contract Number:: AC04-76DP00789

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: arsenic; activation; neutron; detector; bursts; neutrons; deuterium-deuteron; reaction; quantity; adjacent; gamma; scintillator; photomultiplier; tube; activated; mev; release; radiation; detected; quantitative; representation; mev neutrons; gamma radiation; neutron detector; photomultiplier tube; gamma detector; multiplier tube; /250/376/

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