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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 1988
Filed:
Sep. 26, 1986
Wolfgang Schulz, Wunstorf, DE;
Brown, Boveri Reaktor GmbH, Mannheim, DE;
Abstract
A device for the generation of thermal neutrons includes a gas-filled housing having a wall with inner surfaces and a neutron outlet opening, a spherical moderator housing disposed in the gas-filled housing, a transportable neutron source disposed in the spherical moderator housing, and cups formed of moderating material disposed between the moderator housing and the inner surface of the wall of the gas-filled housing, the cups being spaced at a given distance from the inner surface of the wall of the housing, from the moderator housing and from each other defining spaces between the cups, and the spaces between the cups defining openings directed toward the neutron outlet opening.