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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8188440 | Neutron dosimetry for radiotherapy A system includes emission of a first treatment beam associated with a first energy toward a neutron dose detector, determination of a first number of soft errors experienced by a semiconductor-based device exposed to neutrons generated by the first treatment beam, ... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8153985 | Neutron detector cell efficiency Neutron detection cells and corresponding methods of detecting charged particles that make efficient use of silicon area are set forth. Three types of circuit cells/arrays are described: state latching circuits, glitch generating cells, and charge loss circuits. An ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8110808 | Floating intelligent perimeter sensor system A system, method, and floating intelligent perimeter sensor, provide protection for waterways and critical infrastructures. The system and method utilize one or more floating intelligent perimeter sensors to detect, and in some cases identify, hazardous materials as... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8044358 | Spectroscopic fast neutron detection and discrimination using Li-Based semiconductors A neutron sensing material detector includes an anode; a cathode; and a semiconductor material disposed between the anode and the cathode. An electric field is applied between the anode and cathode. The semiconductor material is composed of a ternary composition of ... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8022369 | Ultra thin neutron detector, method for manufacturing the neutron detector and neutron imaging apparatus A detector (100) for detecting neutrons includes a neutron reactive material (102) adapted to interact with neutrons to be detected and release ionizing radiation reaction products in relation to the interactions with neutrons. The detector also includ... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8008626 | Neutron detector with gamma ray isolation A silicon-on-insulator (SOI) neutron detector comprising a silicon-on-insulator structure, wherein the silicon-on-insulator structure consists of an active semiconductor layer, a buried layer, and a handle substrate, a lateral carrier transport and collection detect... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7973286 | Detector having a thin film of boron nitride (BN) such as cubic BN and method, systems and array utilizing same A detector having a thin film of boron nitride (BN) such as cubic BN, and method, system and array utilizing same are provided. Solid-state p-i-n, deep depletion p-n and Schottky diode detector devices based on a thin film of semiconducting cubic BN are provided. Mi... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7902513 | Neutron detector with gamma ray isolation A silicon-on-insulator (SOI) neutron detector comprising a silicon-on-insulator structure, wherein the silicon-on-insulator structure consists of an active semiconductor layer, a buried layer, and a handle substrate, a lateral carrier transport and collection detect... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7791031 | Neutron detection structure A neutron detection structure built from a Silicon-On-Insulator memory cell includes a conversion layer for converting incident neutrons into emitted charged particles, a device layer for receiving the emitted charged particles, a buried oxide layer separating the c... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7759649 | Multi-stage system for verification of container contents A multi-stage process utilizes one or more sensors, including radiation sensors, on a distributed network for the detection and identification of radiation, explosives, and unauthorized hazardous materials within a shipping container. The sensors can be configured a... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7645993 | Arrayed neutron detector with multi shielding allowing for discrimination between radiation types Neutron detectors including one or more gamma shields over memory dies and methods of making the neutron detectors are provided. The neutron detectors can contain two or more memory dies, neutron-reactant layers over the two or more memory dies, and one or more gamm... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7372040 | Neutron detector with layered thermal-neutron scintillator and dual function light guide and thermalizing media A broad spectrum neutron detector has a thermal neutron sensitive scintillator film interleaved with a hydrogenous thermalizing media. The neutron detector has negligible sensitivity to gamma rays and produces a strong and unambiguous signal for virtually all neutro... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7372009 | Solid-state thermal neutron detector A solid-state thermal neutron detector comprises: a layered structure that includes; an electrically insulating substrate; a first electrode affixed to the substrate; a neutron-reactive layer affixed to and in ohmic contact with the first electrode; and a second ele... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7368723 | Diamond radiation detector A method of detecting radiation that includes providing a layer of high purity single crystal CVD diamond, applying an electric field of no greater than 0.5 V/μm to the layer, exposing the layer to the radiation thereby generating a signal, and detecting the signal... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7326945 | Dose transfer standard detector for a lithography tool A dose transfer standard detector measures radiation intensity and dose in a lithography tool. The lithography tool may be an Extreme Ultraviolet lithography (EUVL) tool. The dose transfer standard detector may transmit intensity and dose data to a computer, which a... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7274025 | Detector for detecting particle beams and method for the production thereof The invention relates to a detector, and to a method for the production thereof, for detecting a high-energy and high-intensity particle beam (2), which comprises a crystalline semi-conductor plate (3) having a metal coating (4) and which is arr... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7271389 | Neutron detection device and method of manufacture A neutron detection device includes a neutron conversion layer in close proximity to an active semiconductor layer. The device is preferably based on the modification of existing conventional semiconductor memory devices. The device employs a conventional SRAM memor... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7257191 | Medical examination and treatment system A medical examination and treatment system comprises a radiation source that emits particle radiation, an X-ray emitter located on one side of a target volume and diametrically opposite to the radiation source, and a detector located between the target volume and th... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7247857 | Method and an apparatus for detecting water on a ship's deck This invention relates to an apparatus for detecting hydrogeneous material on a ship's deck comprising a neutron source located below the surface of the ship's deck and emitting fast/energy-rich neutrons, and a detector device that is located below the surface of th... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7244947 | Neutron detector with layered thermal-neutron scintillator and dual function light guide and thermalizing media A broad spectrum neutron detector has a thermal neutron sensitive scintillator film interleaved with a hydrogenous thermalizing media. The neutron detector has negligible sensitivity to gamma rays and produces a strong and unambiguous signal for virtually all neutro... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7233003 | Radiation detector The radiation detector according to this invention has a common electrode for bias voltage application formed on a surface of an amorphous selenium semiconductor film (a-Se semiconductor film) sensitive to radiation. The common electrode is a gold thin film having a... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7217930 | Dose detector and dosimeter A dose detector includes a semiconductor radiation detector; a dose counter; and a check counter. The dose detector detects that the semiconductor radiation detector is outputting white noise even in a radiation shielded area and judges that the semiconductor radiat... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7208743 | Method and device for determining the personal dose in mixed neutron/photon fields The invention relates to an instrument which uses an individual semi-conductive detector with special coverings as an essential sensor, and a method whereby the amplitude information of the signals from said semi-conductive detector are used to determine a person's ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7190511 | Fiber laser system with increased optical damage threshold The invention describes techniques for the control of the spatial as well as spectral beam quality of multi-mode fiber amplification of high peak power pulses as well as using such a configuration to replace the present diode-pumped, Neodynium based sources. Perfect... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7186987 | Organic materials and devices for detecting ionizing radiation A π-conjugated organic material for detecting ionizing radiation, and particularly for detecting low energy fission neutrons. The π-conjugated materials comprise a class of organic materials whose members are intrinsic semiconducting materials. Included in this cl... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7183701 | Electron multipliers and radiation detectors Electron multipliers, radiation detectors, and methods of making the multipliers and detectors are described. In some embodiments an electron multiplier has a structure including a plurality of interconnected fibers having electron-emissive surfaces, the fibers havi... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7151815 | Nonintrusive method for the detection of concealed special nuclear material A method and associated apparatus for detecting concealed fissile, fissionable or special nuclear material in an article, such as a shipping container, is provided. The article is irradiated with a source of fast neutrons, and fast neutrons released by the fissile o... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7147810 | Drapable diamond thin films and method for the preparation thereof Wetted thin diamond films which are drapable are described. The films are mounted on various substrates and used as windows for electromagnetic radiation or form a surface coating on an article of manufacture. ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7141804 | Detection of neutrons and heavy charged particles The present invention provides a method and system for measuring the spatial distribution of fluorescence from the excited radiochromic luminescent material; and for signal processing of the spatial distribution of fluorescence to thereby detect tracks of one or mor... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7126148 | Neutron detection based on boron activated liquid scintillation A system for detecting neutron radiation. A liquid cocktail mixture comprised of a neutron absorber and a scintillator is housed in a Teflon® tube having a mirror at one end of the tube and a windowed portal at the other end of the tube. Neutrons that penetrate the... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7095029 | Scintillators for neutron detection and neutron detectors using the same A neutron detecting scintillator that has a very short decay time, that can capture neutrons in high efficiency and that is composed of light elements comprises the Li2B4O7 single crystal or the 6Li and 11B or | 08/22/2006 |
| 7034307 | Neutron detector employing doped pyrolytic boron nitride and method of making thereof A system for measuring a thermal neutron emission from a neutron source is provided. The system employs a detector utilizing a plurality of doped pBN layers, wherein the doped pBN layers are doped with at least one dopant across an a-b plane of the layers for an ele... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7019307 | Delay line anodes In detectors for imaging and other applications, delay line anodes are arrayed so as to allow detection of the location and/or timing of particle hits. The anodes are arrayed to provide an upper anode and one or more lower anodes, with particles incident on the uppe... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6954512 | Neutron spectrometer with aluminum proton absorber A neutron spectrometer is provided by a series of substrates covered by a solid-state detector stacked on an absorbing layer. As many as 12 substrates that convert neutrons to protons are covered by a layer of absorbing material, acting as a proton absorber, with th... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6952016 | Diamond radiation detector A radiation detector comprises a boron-doped diamond substrate (10) having an overlayer (12) of diamond epitaxially grown on surface (14) of the substrate (10). The top surface (16) of the layer (12) is provided with an inte... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6928130 | Dodecahedron neutron spectrometer with tantalum proton absorber for aircraft A neutron spectrometer for aircraft is provided by a series of substrates covered by a solid-state detector stacked on an absorbing layer. As many as 12 substrates that convert neutrons to protons are covered by a layer of absorbing material, acting as a proton abso... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6924487 | Neutron detector A neutron detector is provided which is able to measure thermal neutron radiation within a gap filled with a substance that permits scintillation in the absorption of thermal neutron radiation, the gap being formed between at least a first and second spaced apart ph... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6921903 | Method and system for measuring neutron emissions and ionizing radiation, solid state detector for use therein, and imaging system and array of such detectors for use therein A method and system for measuring neutron emissions and ionizing radiation, such as gamma emissions, solid state detector for use therein, and imaging system and array of such detectors for use therein are provided using Cd- and/or Hg-containing semiconductors or B-... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6624423 | Semiconductor detector for thermal neutrons based on pyrolytic boron nitride A pBN neutron detector and method of forming a pBN neutron detector with the neutron detector formed by depositing multiple layers of pBN having a crystalline lattice structure with its crystallographic `c plane` predominantly parallel to the deposited la... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6603122 | Probe for contamination detection in recyclable materials A neutron detection system for detection of contaminants contained within a bulk material during recycling includes at least one neutron generator for neutron bombardment of the bulk material, and at least one gamma ray detector for detection of gamma ray... | 08/05/2003 |
