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 wave length 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.
- Inventors:
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- Oak Ridge, TN
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 869168
- Patent Number(s):
- 5289510
- Assignee:
- Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc. (Oak Ridge, TN)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01T - MEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR OR X-RADIATION
G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21C - NUCLEAR REACTORS
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-84OR21400
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- two-dimensional; position; sensitive; radiation; detectors; nuclear; reaction; capable; sensitivity; submillimeter; resolution; dimensions; provided; placing; arrays; scintillation; wave; length; shifting; optical; fibers; formed; plurality; side-by-side; relationship; directions; layer; reactive; material; operatively; associated; surface; regions; fiber; occurring; produces; energetic; particles; simultaneously; providing; light; pulse; single; oriented; array; pulses; transmitted; signal; producing; circuit; signals; indicative; x-y; coordinates; event; reactive material; wave length; signals indicative; simultaneously providing; fiber array; surface region; optical fibers; active material; optical fiber; radiation detector; position sensitive; radiation detectors; light pulse; operatively associated; nuclear reaction; single optical; signal producing; side-by-side relationship; position sensitivity; reaction occurring; energetic particles; sensitive radiation; shifting optical; surface regions; side-by-side relation; reaction occur; single optic; detectors capable; /376/
Citation Formats
Mihalczo, John T. Two-dimensional position sensitive radiation detectors. United States: N. p., 1994.
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Mihalczo, John T. Two-dimensional position sensitive radiation detectors. United States.
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"Two-dimensional position sensitive radiation detectors". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/869168.
@article{osti_869168,
title = {Two-dimensional position sensitive radiation detectors},
author = {Mihalczo, John T},
abstractNote = {Nuclear reaction detectors capable of position sensitivity with submillimeter resolution in two dimensions are each provided by placing arrays of scintillation or wave length 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.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1994},
month = {1}
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