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US 7,622,726 B2Granted
Dual neutron-gamma ray source
AssigneeHamilton Sundstrand Corporation
InventorsAndrew J. Zillmer, Nathan J. Hoffman, David Wait
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Abstract
A dual neutron-gamma ray source comprises a compact neutron generator, a shield, a collimator, and an internal gamma target. The shield surrounds the compact neutron generator. The collimator traverses the shield from the compact neutron generator to a collimator port. The internal gamma target is positioned within the collimator to generate gamma rays from the neutrons.
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A dual neutron-gamma ray source comprising:
- a compact neutron generator;
- a shield surrounding the compact neutron generator;
- a collimator traversing the shield from the compact neutron generator to a port;
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- an internal gamma target positioned within the collimator for generating gamma rays from the neutrons.
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A dual neutron-gamma ray beam source comprising:
- a compact neutron generator for generating a neutron beam;
- a shield for shielding the neutron generator;
- a collimator through which the neutron beam traverses the shield;
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- an internal gamma target for generating a dual neutron-gamma ray beam from the neutron beam.
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A method for generating a dual neutron-gamma ray beam, the method comprising:
- generating neutrons via a fusion process inside a shield;
- collimating the neutrons along a collimator channel that traverses the shield;
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- generating collimated gamma rays inside the collimator channel, via inelastic neutron scattering from an internal gamma target.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.