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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2015
Applicant:
The Regents of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Inventor:
Roy Clarke, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01T 3/06 (2006.01); G01T 3/00 (2006.01); G01V 5/00 (2006.01); G01T 1/22 (2006.01); G01T 3/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01T 3/06 (2013.01); G01T 1/22 (2013.01); G01T 3/00 (2013.01); G01T 3/08 (2013.01); G01V 5/0091 (2013.01);
Abstract
An optoelectronic neutron detector and method for detecting nuclear material having a neutron capture and scatter medium receiving neutrons and producing secondary charged particles, a photodetector detecting emitted light from the secondary charged particles and outputting a detector signal, and a controller receiving the detector signal and providing an alert or quantitative indication of detected nuclear material in response to the detector signal.