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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 29, 2012
Roger Allen Kisner, Knoxville, TN (US);
David Eugene Holcomb, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Gilbert M. Brown, Knoxville, TN (US);
Roger Allen Kisner, Knoxville, TN (US);
David Eugene Holcomb, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Gilbert M. Brown, Knoxville, TN (US);
UT-Battelle, LLC, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Abstract
A tube-style neutron detector, a panel-style neutron detector incorporating a plurality of tube-style neutron detectors, and a panel-style neutron detector including a plurality of anode wires are provided. A plurality of channels is provided in a neutron detector such that each channel has an inner surface of a coating layer including a neutron-absorbing material. A wire anode is provided at end of each channel so that electrons generated by a charged daughter particle generated by a neutron are collected to detect a neutron-matter interaction. Moderator units can be incorporated into a neutron detector to provide improved detection efficiencies and/or to determine neutron energy spectrum. Gas-based proportional response from the neutron detectors can be employed for special nuclear material (SNM) detection. This neutron detector can provide similar performance toHe-based detectors without requiringHe and without containing toxic, flammable, or high-pressure materials.