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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2011
James Michael Lustig, Mantua, OH (US);
Jon Bennett Jansma, Pepper Pike, OH (US);
James Michael Lustig, Mantua, OH (US);
Jon Bennett Jansma, Pepper Pike, OH (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A neutron detector includes an exterior shell bounding an interior volume. The neutron detector includes at least a wall portion serving as a cathode. In one example the wall portion has microfeatures. The neutron detector includes a central structure located within the interior volume and serving as an anode. The neutron detector includes a boron coating on the wall portion. In on example, the boron coating is applied by an electrostatic spray process. In one example, the boron coating conforms to the microfeatures on the wall portion. In one example, the wall portion has a thickness of between 2 to 5 microns. The neutron detector includes an electrical connector operatively connected to the central structure for transmission of a signal collected by the central structure. An associated method provides for depositing the boron coating.