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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 7368794 | Boron carbide particle detectors Boron carbide heteroisomer semiconductor devices are used as particle detectors. The boron carbide semiconductor devices produce electric current in response to incident particles, such as alpha particles, neutrons, or photons. ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7078705 | Neutron and gamma detector using an ionization chamber with an integrated body and moderator A detector for detecting neutrons and gamma radiation includes a cathode that defines an interior surface and an interior volume. A conductive neutron-capturing layer is disposed on the interior surface of the cathode and a plastic housing surrounds the cathode. A p... | 07/18/2006 |
| 6771730 | Boron-carbide solid state neutron detector and method of using the same A boron carbide solid state neutron detector and method of using the detector is disclosed, wherein the detector includes a layer of boron carbide wherein the boron carbide layer is an electrically active part of the detection device, a sensing mechanism inherent to... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6529573 | Proton recoil scintillator neutron rem meter A neutron rem meter utilizing proton recoil and thermal neutron scintillators to provide neutron detection and dose measurement. In using both fast scintillators and a thermal neutron scintillator the meter provides a wide range of sensitivity, uniform di... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6333958 | Advanced electronics for faster time-correlation analysis of pulse sequences This invention relates to a method and apparatus for improving the precision of at least one of neutron coincidence counting and neutron multiplicity counting. The method includes the steps of: (1) sampling the real and accidental coincident pulses at the... | 12/25/2001 |
| 5940460 | Solid state neutron detector array A neutron detector array is capable of measuring a wide range of neutron fluxes. The array includes multiple semiconductor neutron detectors. Each detector has a semiconductor active region that is resistant to radiation damage. In one embodiment, the arr... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5192490 | Extended range neutron detection device for monitoring and control of nuclear reactors A neutron detection device is housed in a metal enclosure containing a first detector with a high-sensitivity fission chamber, and a second detector having a low-sensitivity fission chamber and a boron-lined ionization chamber compensated for gamma radiat... | 03/09/1993 |
| 5078951 | High efficiency fast neutron threshold deflector A high-efficiency apparatus for detecting fast neutrons includes an assembly of disks of solid state charged particle detector material, or other appropriate charged particle detecting devices, disposed between adjacent thick (on the order of 1 mm) disks ... | 01/07/1992 |
| 5002720 | Electret enabled thermal neutron flux detection and measurement An improved thermal neutron flux detector and measuring apparatus of the neutron induced transmutation type. The disclosed apparatus employs a plastic film electret and a fissionable material such as uranium-235 for generating energetic ion fission fragme... | 03/26/1991 |
| 4044301 | Modular ionization chamber of the boron-coating type A leak-tight cylindrical metal casing filled with an ionizable gas contains a plurality of modules each having the function of an independent ionization chamber. Electrically insulated resilient means serve to maintain each module in position both radiall... | 08/23/1977 |
| 3956654 | Long lived proportional counter neutron detector A proportional counter neutron detector in which the neutron absorptive material is isolated from the poly-atomic fill gas by a thin film of selected metal or metal oxide, which is substantially transmissive to neutrons, and is non-reactive with the disso... | 05/11/1976 |
