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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2009
Andrew C. Stephan, Knoxville, TN (US);
Vincent D. Jardret, Powell, TN (US);
Roger A. Kisner, Knoxville, TN (US);
Andrew C. Stephan, Knoxville, TN (US);
Vincent D. Jardret, Powell, TN (US);
Roger A. Kisner, Knoxville, TN (US);
Material Innovations, Inc., Knoxville, TN (US);
UT-Battelle, LLC, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Abstract
A neutron detector comprises a gas-filled dielectric shell, preferably a glass balloon, having opposite electrodes. An electric field is established whereby ionizing particles may be detected via ionization and current flow in the gas, using a pulse height analyzer or other conventional means. The dielectric shell preferably has low gas permeability and a bulk resistivity in the range of 10to 10Ω-m, and is preferably in the millimeter to centimeter size range. Multiple balloons may be arranged in parallel or may be individually addressable by the detector electronics.