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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8173970 | Detection of nuclear materials A method for detecting Special Nuclear Materials (SNM) or Radiological dispersion Devices (RDD), comprising: conveying an object along a predetermined path; imaging a distribution of radioactive sources associated with the object as it passes along said path; determ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 7820977 | Methods and apparatus for improved gamma spectra generation A method of improving energy determination of a Gamma event which interacts with a segmented scintillation detector, the method comprising: identifying radiation events detected by a detector that are likely not to have deposited their full energy in the detector, b... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7671343 | Method of mass analysis and mass spectrometer Mass analysis method and mass spectrometer in which the S/N of mass spectra does not deteriorate due to accumulation if an ionization method, such as MALDI, producing spectral intensities that are not uniform in time is employed. Every given number of collected mass... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7667206 | Neutron source detector A neutron source detector is provided for detecting and determining an energy spectrum of a neutron source and a direction to the neutron source. The neutron source detector includes a detection system configured to detect and record the location and energy of inter... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7501637 | Method and system for detecting explosives A method of detecting explosives in a vehicle includes providing a first rack on one side of the vehicle, the rack including a neutron generator and a plurality of gamma ray detectors; providing a second rack on another side of the vehicle, the second rack including... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7491944 | Method to analyze remotely sensed spectral data A fast and rigorous multivariate curve resolution (MCR) algorithm is applied to remotely sensed spectral data. The algorithm is applicable in the solar-reflective spectral region, comprising the visible to the shortwave infrared (ranging from approximately 0.4 to 2.... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7304311 | Whole printing medium evaluation method and device A method and device for evaluating a printing medium for use in a printing process, in which a set of spectral data is generated from a sample of the printing medium, and the set of spectral data is analysed. The analysis of the set of spectral data comprises detect... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7268353 | Measuring the moisture content of plutonium oxide canisters A process for measuring the moisture content in a quantity of PuO2 powder. The process detects the content of thermal neutrons emitted by the quantity of PuO2 powder and then deduces its moisture content from a value of the detected content ass... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7141799 | Fiber optic thermal/fast neutron and gamma ray scintillation detector A detector system that combines a 6Li loaded glass fiber scintillation thermal neutron detector with a fast scintillation detector in a single layered structure. Detection of thermal and fast neutrons and ionizing electromagnetic radiation is achieved in ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7105832 | Composite solid-state scintillators for neutron detection Applicant's present invention is a composite scintillator for neutron detection comprising a matrix material fabricated from an inorganic sol-gel precursor solution homogeneously doped with a liquid scintillating material and a neutron absorbing material. The neutro... | 09/12/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7059404 | Variable intensity memory gravel pack imaging apparatus and method An apparatus and method are provided for varying an operating parameter for a nuclear gamma ray tool for evaluating the integrity of gravel packing. The gamma ray outpat intensity and area of investigation are altered by changing a source housing geometry and the ma... | 06/13/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6915685 | Tool holder for measurement means The invention relates to a tool holder serving to receive measurement means (9, 10, 13) for characterizing a multi-phase fluid coming from a deposit (17) through which at least one well (16) passes, and flowing inside said tool holder. According... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6765609 | Solid-state image sensor and analysis system using the same A solid-state image sensor, which has a two-dimensional matrix of a plurality of pixels used to sense the two-dimensional spatial distribution of radioactive rays, light rays, electrons, ions, or the like, is provided with an aperture that extends through a substrat... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6714616 | Neutron spectrometer 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... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6693281 | Fast neutron resonance radiography for elemental mapping Methods and apparatus involving neutron resonance radiography are used to map the elemental composition of an object. Sets of neutrons having energies within particular energy bands are directed through an object to be imaged. The attenuation of the neutr... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6654434 | Neutron spectrometer with tantalum 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 absorb... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6654435 | Neutron spectrometer with aluminum proton absorber and titanium neutron detector chamber 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 absorb... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6423972 | Method for determining neutron spectra and device for carrying out the method In a method and apparatus for determining neutron spectra using at least two neutron detectors which provide integral counting rates from which the spectrum of a neutron radiation can be approximated, and which consist each of a semiconductor diode, a con... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6349124 | Dodecahedron neutron spectrometer 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 absorb... | 02/19/2002 |
| 5606167 | Contraband detection apparatus and method A contraband detection system (18) using a single, cone shaped neutron beam determines substances concealed in a sample object by developing total neutron cross section spectra for a plurality of elements, including carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, hydrogen and ... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5552997 | Method of calibrating an analytical instrument A method of calibrating an analytical instrument, for example an atomic absorption spectrophotometer, comprises measuring the absorbance of a plurality of standards of known concentration (100) and plotting the measured absorbance against concentration (1... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5347129 | System for determining the type of nuclear radiation from detector output pulse shape A radiation detection system determines the type of nuclear radiation received in a detector by producing a correlation value representative of the statistical cross correlation between the shape of the detector signal and pulse shape data previously stor... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5317160 | Laser pulsed fiber optic neutron detector A laser pulse fiber optic neutron detector which is capable of discriminating against background neutrons and gamma rays while measuring both the energy of an incoming neutron and its direction has a sensor having a plurality of vertically-stacked organic... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5299138 | Desk top spectrum analyzer A control system emulates an X-ray spectrum generation and analyzing system on a computer by emulating the experimental apparatus, emulating the experimental geometry between elements of the experimental apparatus and emulating a material sample within th... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5298756 | Scintillator fiber optic long counter A flat response position sensitive neutron detector capable of providing neutron spectroscopic data utilizing scintillator fiber optic filaments embedded in a neutron moderating housing having an open end through which neutrons enter to be detected.... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5231290 | Neutron coincidence detectors employing heterogeneous materials A neutron detector relies upon optical separation of different scintillators to measure the total energy and/or number of neutrons from a neutron source. In pulse mode embodiments of the invention, neutrons are detected in a first detector which surrounds... | 07/27/1993 |
| 5204527 | Neutron particle energy detector An apparatus and method utilize a neutron sensitive medium in which initially existing atoms of the medium are divided into particles, reaction energy and neutron energy. The medium undergoes polarization in response to the reaction energy and the neutron... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5171986 | Methods and apparatus for calibration of BGO scintillator gamma ray energy spectra The energy-to-channel response of a bismuth germanate scintillator (BGO) gamma ray spectra measurement system is calibrated by use of the 10.2 MeV gamma ray peak originating from epithermal neutron capture within the BGO crystal as a calibration reference... | 12/15/1992 |
| 5160844 | Gain stabilized neutron detector A nuclear detector and a circuit connect in a feed back loop to stabilize gain. The circuit defines two intervals about the capture reaction peak of a pulse height spectrum of neutron counts made by the detector and determines the number of counts occurri... | 11/03/1992 |
| 5155366 | Method and apparatus for detecting and discriminating between particles and rays Apparatus and method for detecting a particular type of particle in an energy range of interest are provided. The apparatus includes two photomultipliers (24, 26) which are spaced apart in facing relation to one another. A scintillator (22) is positioned ... | 10/13/1992 |
| 4959548 | Neutron apparatus for measuring strain in composites A method and apparatus for orienting a pulsed neutron source and a multi-angle diffractometer toward a sample of a ceramic-matrix or metal-matrix composite so that the measurement of internal strain (from which stress is calculated) is reduced to uncompli... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4931649 | Neutron coincidence calorimeter A spectrometer for MEV neutrons relies upon total energy absorption to measure neutron energy. Neutrons are thermalized in a liquid scintillator-moderator providing a first light pulse and are subsequently captured in a Li-6 glass scintillator providing a... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4918315 | Neutron scatter method and apparatus for the noninvasive interrogation of objects A system and method for the inspection and/or search for concealed objects impinges a monoenergetic neutron beam upon an object, notes the energy distribution of the neutrons scattered from the object and correlates the energy/intensity distribution of th... | 04/17/1990 |
| 4864142 | Method and apparatus for the noninvasive interrogation of objects Neutron elastic scatter resonance is employed for the noninvasive interrogation of objects as for example to detect explosives and narcotics in closed containers. A resonant scattering spectrum of the object is obtained by projecting a collimated, monoene... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4837442 | Neutron range spectrometer A neutron range spectrometer and method for determining the neutron energy spectrum of a neutron emitting source are disclosed. Neutrons from the source are collimnated along a collimation axis and a position sensitive neutron counter is disposed in the p... | 06/06/1989 |
| 4760252 | Well logging tool with an accelerator neutron source In the illustrative embodiments of the invention disclosed, a neutron porosity well logging tool includes a D-T neutron accelerator, a fast-neutron monitor for monitoring accelerator output, near and far epithermal neutron detectors for deriving a primary... | 07/26/1988 |
