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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2006
Eric M. Weissman, Chagrin Falls, OH (US);
Lucas L. Clarke, Brussels, BE;
James R. Williams, University Heights, OH (US);
Thomas R. Anderson, Perry, OH (US);
Eric M. Weissman, Chagrin Falls, OH (US);
Lucas L. Clarke, Brussels, BE;
James R. Williams, University Heights, OH (US);
Thomas R. Anderson, Perry, OH (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A radiation detector includes a pressure-tight housing having a peripheral, cylindrically-shaped wall and opposite end closures. An electrode wire extends through a center of the housing, spaced from the cylindrically-shaped wall. A pressurized detector gas fills the housing, and circuit connections to the electrode wire and the housing permits application of an electric potential thereto. The electrode wire is composed of a material providing a source of alpha particles for ionizing the gas within the housing, generating an alpha peak on the output spectrum distinct from the peak generated by incident neutrons. A related method is also disclosed.