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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2018
Applicant:
The United States of America, As Represented BY the Secretary of the Navy, Arlington, VA (US);
Inventors:
Noel A. Guardala, Columbia, MD (US);
Veerendra K. Mathur, Beltsville, MD (US);
Johnathan D. Wensman, Washington, DC (US);
Assignee:
The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01T 3/06 (2006.01); G01T 3/00 (2006.01); G01T 3/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01T 3/065 (2013.01); G01T 3/003 (2013.01); G01T 3/085 (2013.01);
Abstract
An inventive neutron detector includes an n-type GaN wafer and a photomultiplier, which are optically coupled with each other. The n-type GaN wafer is irradiated with neutrons from a neutron source, such as including a particle accelerator and a beryllium target. Scintillation of the n-type GaN resulting from the neutron irradiation is amplified by the photomultiplier and is analyzed using a data acquisition system.