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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2022
Applicant:
The United States of America, As Represented BY the Secretary of the Navy, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Kyle Alan Nelson, San Diego, CA (US);
Stephanie Lam, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01T 1/20 (2006.01); G01T 1/164 (2006.01); G01T 3/06 (2006.01); G01T 3/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01T 3/06 (2013.01); G01T 1/1645 (2013.01); G01T 1/20181 (2020.05); G01T 1/20184 (2020.05); G01T 1/20187 (2020.05); G01T 1/20188 (2020.05);
Abstract
A detector detects at least one neutron. The detector includes at least one thin absorption layer each including an absorption material for absorbing the neutron and then radioactively decaying into energetic byproducts. The detector includes at least one emission layer each including a solid scintillation material for converting the energetic byproducts into photons. The detector includes a sensor for detecting the photons.