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US 2013/0075718 A1Published application
THIN FILM DOPED ZnO NEUTRON DETECTOR
OwnerJeff E. Nause, Eric Anthony Burgett +2inventors
InventorsJeff E. Nause, Eric Anthony Burgett, Nolan Elmer Hertel, Ian Ferguson
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Abstract
A neutron detector having a scintillator layer comprising a thin film of doped zinc oxide is disclosed. The use of doped zinc oxide in such applications provides appliances and detectors that are rugged, tolerant to shocks and temperature variations, non-hygoroscopic, and suitable for outdoor applications.
Claims3
A neutron detector comprising:
- an electronic light sensor;
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- a scintillator operatively connected to said electronic light sensor, wherein said scintillator includes a scintillating layer comprising zinc oxide doped with material selected from the group consisting of Gd, B, Li, 6Li, and 10B.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.