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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:
Mar. 08, 1988
Filed:
Nov. 07, 1986
Applicant:
Inventors:
Francis H Ruddy, Monroeville, PA (US);
Ezra P Lippincott, Monroeville, PA (US);
Assignee:
Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01T / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
376153 ; 250390 ; 376154 ;
Abstract
A high fluence neutron dosimetry method is described, including the steps of: exposing a dosimeter containing an alpha-emitting target isotope to neutron irradiation to form an alpha-emitting product isotope; determining the alpha decay rates of the target nucleus and the product nucleus; and using known alpha decay constants for the target nucleus and the product nucleus and the determined alpha decay rates of the target nucleus and the product nucleus to determine the neutron capture rate of the product nucleus.