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US 10,502,849 B1Granted
Pseudogas neutron detector
AssigneeBaker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC
InventorRocco DiFoggio
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure include a system for detecting neutrons with a housing, a gas chamber at least partially defined by the housing, an anode extending through at least a portion of the gas chamber, and a pseudogas arranged within the gas chamber. The pseudogas comprises a mixture of gas and suspended solid particles that contain an element with a high cross-section for thermal neutron capture.
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A system for detecting neutrons, the system comprising:
- a housing;
- a gas chamber at least partially defined by the housing;
- an anode extending through at least a portion of the gas chamber;
- and
- a pseudogas arranged within the gas chamber, wherein the pseudogas comprises a mixture of a gas and solid particles.
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A method for forming a neutron detector, the method comprising:
- forming a gas chamber;
- determining a gas to particle ratio for a pseudogas;
- filling the gas chamber with the pseudogas;
- and
- sealing the gas chamber.
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A system for detecting neutrons, the system comprising:
- a housing forming a cathode of a proportional gas counter;
- a gas chamber formed at least partially by the housing;
- an anode extending partially through the gas chamber;
- and
- a pseudogas formed from a combination of dense gas and Boron-containing particles positioned within the gas chamber, wherein the Boron-containing particles are arranged to capture incoming neutrons and increase a current at the anode via the production of charged particles from neutron capture.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.