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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2014
Applicants:
Franklin H. Cocks, Durham, NC (US);
Walter N. Simmons, Bahama, NC (US);
Inventors:
Franklin H. Cocks, Durham, NC (US);
Walter N. Simmons, Bahama, NC (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01T 3/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01T 3/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
A solid state detector with alpha rhombohedral red boron is disclosed. The solid state detector detects neutrons, especially thermal neutrons. The detector may include a body of alpha rhombohedral red boron disposed between electrodes, a power supply for applying a voltage to said electrodes, and a detecting device that detects and measures a current pulse emitted from said body of alpha rhombohedral red boron to detect the neutrons.