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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2013
Applicant:
Nova Scientific, Inc., Sturbridge, MA (US);
Inventors:
W. Bruce Feller, Tollan, CT (US);
Paul L. White, Sturbridge, MA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01T 3/00 (2006.01); G01T 3/08 (2006.01); G01T 3/06 (2006.01); H01L 31/0216 (2014.01); H01L 31/0352 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01T 3/06 (2013.01); G01T 3/08 (2013.01); G01T 3/00 (2013.01); H01L 31/0216 (2013.01); H01L 31/0352 (2013.01); G01T 31/085 (2013.01);
Abstract
A neutron detector includes a microchannel plate having a structure that defines a plurality of microchannels, and layers of materials disposed on walls of the microchannels. The layers include a layer of neutron sensitive material, a layer of semiconducting material, and a layer of electron emissive material. For example, the layer of neutron sensitive material can include boron-10, lithium-6, or gadolinium.