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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 1978
Filed:
Feb. 08, 1977
Applicant:
Inventors:
James H Terhune, San Jose, CA (US);
John P Neissel, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, San Jose, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01T / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
250390 ; 313 / ;
Abstract
An ion chamber type neutron detector is disclosed which has a greatly extended lifespan. The detector includes a fission chamber containing a mixture of active and breeding material and a neutron shielding material. The breeding and shielding materials are selected to have similar or substantially matching neutron capture cross-sections so that their individual effects on increased detector life are mutually enhanced.