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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2011
Tobias Achtzehn, Deep River, CA;
Hugh Robert Andrews, Pembroke, CA;
Edward Thomas Homfray Clifford, Deep River, CA;
Harry Ing, Deep River, CA;
Vitali Dmitrievitch Kovaltchouk, Chalk River, CA;
Alexey Voeyodskiy, Pembroke, CA;
Tobias Achtzehn, Deep River, CA;
Hugh Robert Andrews, Pembroke, CA;
Edward Thomas Homfray Clifford, Deep River, CA;
Harry Ing, Deep River, CA;
Vitali Dmitrievitch Kovaltchouk, Chalk River, CA;
Alexey Voeyodskiy, Pembroke, CA;
Bubble Technology Industries Inc., Chalk River, Ontario, CA;
Abstract
The invention provides a method of performing fast neutron detection or spectroscopy comprising selecting at least one isotope which exhibits fast neutron-induced charged particle reactions, selecting a host medium capable of performing radiation energy spectroscopy, combining the isotope and host medium into an interactive spectroscopic combination, exposing the combination structure to radiation comprising fast neutrons to provide a spectroscopic output, which includes at least one peak in the pulse-height spectrum whose height and amplitude correlate to the energy and intensity respectively of the incident neutrons; and processing the output to detect or to provide measurements of the energy and intensity of incident fast neutron radiation. The invention also provides a fast neutron spectrometer for use with the method.