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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2015
Applicant:
Consolidated Nuclear Security, Llc, Reston, VA (US);
Inventors:
Vincent E. Lamberti, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Layton N. Howell, Jr., Knoxvill, TN (US);
David K. Mee, Knoxville, TN (US);
Reid L. Kress, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Assignee:
Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 27/72 (2006.01); G01N 27/74 (2006.01); G01N 33/00 (2006.01); G01V 5/00 (2006.01); G01N 27/80 (2006.01); G01N 33/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 5/0008 (2013.01); G01N 27/80 (2013.01); G01N 33/203 (2013.01); G01N 27/72 (2013.01); G01N 33/0057 (2013.01); G01N 2033/0093 (2013.01); Y10T 436/25875 (2015.01);
Abstract
Disclosed is a sensor for detecting radiation. The sensor includes a ferromagnetic metal and a radiation sensitive material coupled to the ferromagnetic metal. The radiation sensitive material is operable to change a tensile stress of the ferromagnetic metal upon exposure to radiation. The radiation is detected based on changes in the magnetic switching characteristics of the ferromagnetic metal caused by the changes in the tensile stress.