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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2011
Brandon W. Blackburn, Idaho Falls, ID (US);
Michael V. Hynes, Cambridge, MA (US);
Anthony G. Galaitsis, Lexington, MA (US);
Bernard Harris, Wayland, MA (US);
Erik D. Johnson, Boston, MA (US);
Bruce William Chignola, Marlborough, MA (US);
Brandon W. Blackburn, Idaho Falls, ID (US);
Michael V. Hynes, Cambridge, MA (US);
Anthony G. Galaitsis, Lexington, MA (US);
Bernard Harris, Wayland, MA (US);
Erik D. Johnson, Boston, MA (US);
Bruce William Chignola, Marlborough, MA (US);
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for a detector system to detect gamma and neutron radiation. In one embodiment, a detector comprises a tank to hold a liquid, a plurality of tubes adjacent the tank to detect neutrons, and a plurality of photon detectors to detect Cherenkov light generated by gamma radiation in the liquid. The tank is configured to contain the liquid so that the liquid generates the Cherenkov light and moderates the neutrons.