Solid state neutron detector and method for use

Patent · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2002

OSTI ID:874436

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

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1. Livermore, CA
2. New Milford, NJ
3. Demarest, NJ

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.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-94AL85000
• Assignee: Sandia Corporation (Livermore, CA)
• Patent Number(s): US 6388260
• OSTI ID: 874436
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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