Modular neutron spectrometer
AssigneeBlue Origin Manufacturing, LLC
InventorJesse Dylan Tarnas
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Abstract
Methods and systems are presented for neutron spectroscopy that involves a modular neutron spectrometer that can be relatively easily customized for various measurement applications. In some embodiments, the modular neutron spectrometer may include a base and a plurality of ports, each configured for attaching a detector module. Different types and different numbers of detector modules may allow for such customization by changing total detector area, measurement collimation, and energy band sensitivity, just to name a few examples. Accordingly, features of a modular neutron spectrometer may be varied to accommodate a variety of experiments or measurement goals.
Claims20
A neutron spectrometer system comprising:
- a plurality of neutron spectrometer detector modules, each detector module configured to provide an electronic signal indicative of at least one attribute of the detector module;
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- electronic circuitry configured to:
- receive the electronic signals indicative of the at least one attribute from the plurality of detector modules;
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- determine, based on the electronic signals, a configuration of the plurality of detector modules.
A method of operating a neutron spectrometer system, the method comprising:
- receiving, from a plurality of neutron spectrometer detector modules, electronic signals indicative of at least one attribute of each of the detector modules;
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- determining, based on the electronic signals, a configuration of the plurality of detector modules.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.