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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2012
Timothy J. Imholt, Methuen, MA (US);
Susan N. Gottschlich, Marlborough, MA (US);
Peter Fisher, Cambridge, MA (US);
Timothy J. Imholt, Methuen, MA (US);
Susan N. Gottschlich, Marlborough, MA (US);
Peter Fisher, Cambridge, MA (US);
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for determining a location of a neutron emitting source includes: a plurality of neutron detectors configured to receive incoming neutrons from an area of interest, each neutron detector being configured to produce an image of a path of light depicting a direction of travel of an incoming neutron; and a central processor coupled to each neutron detector in the plurality of neutron detectors and configured to receive the direction of travel of the incoming neutron from each neutron detector and to compute the location using the received directions.