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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2006
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2003
Applicant:
Masaki Katagiri, Ibaraki, JP;
Inventor:
Masaki Katagiri, Ibaraki, JP;
Assignee:
Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01T 3/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A neutron detecting scintillator that has a very short decay time, that can capture neutrons in high efficiency and that is composed of light elements comprises the LiBOsingle crystal or theLi andB orB enrichedLiBOorLiBOsingle crystal, in whichLi andB orB have large neutron capture cross sections and fluorescence that is emitted from an ionizing radiation generated through their neutron capture reaction has a short-lived component not longer than 10 ns.