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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2003
Steven Wallace, Knoxville, TN (US);
Andrew C. Stephan, Knoxville, TX (US);
Sheng Dai, Knoxville, TN (US);
Hee-jung Im, Knoxville, TN (US);
Steven Wallace, Knoxville, TN (US);
Andrew C. Stephan, Knoxville, TX (US);
Sheng Dai, Knoxville, TN (US);
Hee-Jung Im, Knoxville, TN (US);
Neutron Sciences, Inc., Knoxville, TN (US);
Abstract
A neutron detector composed of a matrix of scintillating particles imbedded in a lithiated glass is disclosed. The neutron detector detects the neutrons by absorbing the neutron in the lithium-6 isotope which has been enriched from the natural isotopic ratio to a commercial ninety five percent. The utility of the detector is optimized by suitably selecting scintillating particle sizes in the range of the alpha and the triton. Nominal particle sizes are in the range of five to twenty five microns depending upon the specific scintillating particle selected.