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US 7,439,519 B2Granted
Neutron detection based on coincidence signal
AssigneeNova Scientific, Inc.
InventorsW. Bruce Feller, Paul L. White, Adrian Martin, P. Brian White, Oswald H. Siegmund
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Abstract
A method includes detecting a neutron based on a time proximity of a first signal and a second signal. The first signal indicates detection of at least one of a neutron and a gamma ray. The second signal indicates detection of a gamma ray.
Claims33
A method comprising:
- detecting a neutron based on a time proximity of a first signal and a second signal, the first signal indicating detection of at least one of a neutron and a gamma ray, the second signal indicating detection of a gamma ray;
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- generating a detection signal indicating detection of a neutron if the second signal occurred within a specified time period after occurrence of the first signal.
A method comprising:
- generating a first signal using a microchannel plate detector, the first signal indicating detection of at least one of a neutron and a gamma ray;
- generating a second signal using a gamma ray detector, the second signal indicating detection of a gamma ray;
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- generating a third signal indicating that a neutron has been detected by the microchannel plate detector if the second signal occurs within a predetermined time period after occurrence of the first signal.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a neutron detector to generate a detection signal indicating that a neutron has been detected, the neutron detector generating the detection signal if a second signal occurs within a predetermined time period after occurrence of a first signal, the first signal indicating detection of at least one of a neutron and a gamma ray, the second signal indicating detection of a gamma ray.
An apparatus comprising:
- a microchannel plate detector to generate a first detection signal upon detection of at least one of a neutron and a gamma ray;
- a gamma ray detector to generate a second detection signal upon detection of a gamma ray;
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- a signal processor to generate a third signal indicating a detection of a neutron upon receiving the first and second detection signals and determining that the second detection signal occurred within a predetermined period of time after occurrence of the first detection signal.
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A method comprising:
- generating a first signal indicating detection of at least one of a neutron and a gamma ray;
- generating a second signal indicating detection of a gamma ray;
- and generating a detection signal indicating that a neutron has been detected if the second signal occurs within a predetermined time period after occurrence of the first signal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.