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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2009
Natalia P. Zaitseva, Livermore, CA (US);
Giulia Hull, Rome, IT;
Nerine J. Cherepy, Oakland, CA (US);
Stephen A. Payne, Castro Valley, CA (US);
Wolfgang Stoeffl, Livermore, CA (US);
Natalia P. Zaitseva, Livermore, CA (US);
Giulia Hull, Rome, IT;
Nerine J. Cherepy, Oakland, CA (US);
Stephen A. Payne, Castro Valley, CA (US);
Wolfgang Stoeffl, Livermore, CA (US);
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC, Livermore, CA (US);
Abstract
A method according to one embodiment includes growing an organic crystal from solution, the organic crystal exhibiting a signal response signature for neutrons from a radioactive source. A system according to one embodiment includes an organic crystal having physical characteristics of formation from solution, the organic crystal exhibiting a signal response signature for neutrons from a radioactive source; and a photodetector for detecting the signal response of the organic crystal. A method according to another embodiment includes growing an organic crystal from solution, the organic crystal being large enough to exhibit a detectable signal response signature for neutrons from a radioactive source. An organic crystal according to another embodiment includes an organic crystal having physical characteristics of formation from solution, the organic crystal exhibiting a signal response signature for neutrons from a radioactive source, wherein the organic crystal has a length of greater than about 1 mm in one dimension.