Solid state neutron detector and method for use

Doty, F Patrick; Zwieback, Ilya; Ruderman, Warren

Title: Solid state neutron detector and method for use

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Crystals of lithium tetraborate or alpha-barium borate had been found to be neutron detecting materials. The crystals are prepared using known crystal growing techniques, wherein the process does not include the common practice of using a fluxing agent, such as sodium oxide or sodium fluoride, to reduce the melting temperature of the crystalline compound. Crystals prepared by this method can be sliced into thin single or polycrystalline wafers, or ground to a powder and prepared as a sintered compact or a print paste, and then configured with appropriate electronic hardware, in order to function as neutron detectors.

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Doty, F Patrick ^[1]; Zwieback, Ilya ^[2]; Ruderman, Warren ^[3]

Livermore, CA
New Milford, NJ
Demarest, NJ

Issue Date:: 2002-01-01

Research Org.:: Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 874436

Patent Number(s):: 6388260

Assignee:: Sandia Corporation (Livermore, CA)

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
G01T3/06 - with scintillation detectors

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DOE Contract Number:: AC04-94AL85000

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: solid; neutron; detector; method; crystals; lithium; tetraborate; alpha-barium; borate; found; detecting; materials; prepared; crystal; growing; techniques; process; common; practice; fluxing; agent; sodium; oxide; fluoride; reduce; melting; temperature; crystalline; compound; sliced; single; polycrystalline; wafers; ground; powder; sintered; compact; print; paste; configured; appropriate; electronic; hardware; function; detectors; neutron detector; crystal growing; /250/

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  abstractNote = {Crystals of lithium tetraborate or alpha-barium borate had been found to be neutron detecting materials. The crystals are prepared using known crystal growing techniques, wherein the process does not include the common practice of using a fluxing agent, such as sodium oxide or sodium fluoride, to reduce the melting temperature of the crystalline compound. Crystals prepared by this method can be sliced into thin single or polycrystalline wafers, or ground to a powder and prepared as a sintered compact or a print paste, and then configured with appropriate electronic hardware, in order to function as neutron detectors.},

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