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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2015
Kansas State University Research Foundation, Manhattan, KS (US);
The Curators of the University of Missouri, Columbia, MO (US);
Steven L. Bellinger, Manhattan, KS (US);
Simon Bolding, Garden City, KS (US);
Anthony N. Caruso, Overland Park, KS (US);
Brian Cooper, Manhattan, KS (US);
Joseph A. Crow, Raytown, MO (US);
James Currie, Kansas City, MO (US);
Ryan G. Fronk, Manhattan, KS (US);
Cory B. Hoshor, Kansas City, MO (US);
Douglas S. McGregor, Riley, KS (US);
William H. Miller, Rocheport, MO (US);
Eliot R Myers, Kansas City, MO (US);
Thomas M. Oakes, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Brent J. Rogers, Columbia, MO (US);
John K. Shultis, Manhattan, KS (US);
Philip B. Ugorowski, Manhattan, KS (US);
Stephen M. Young, Columbia, MO (US);
Other;
Abstract
A neutron detection system includes a plurality of neutron detector assemblies, the neutron detector assemblies including a plurality of neutron detection devices, wherein the neutron detection devices are configured to detect one or more characteristics of neutrons emanating from one or more neutron sources and impinging on one or more neutron detection devices; a plurality of discrete moderating elements, wherein each of the discrete moderating elements is disposed proximate to at least one neutron detector assembly, the plurality of neutron detector assemblies and the plurality of discrete moderating elements disposed along a common axis, wherein the discrete moderating elements are configured to moderate the energy of neutrons impinging on one or more of the neutron-photon detector assemblies; and a control system configured to: determine one or more characteristics associated with the one or more neutron sources based on the received one or more measured response signals.