Device for neutron imagery in immersion and imaging method using said device
AssigneeCommissariat A L'energie Atomique Et Aux Energies Alternatives
InventorEric Simon
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Abstract
A device designed to be used for neutron imaging, immersed in a medium containing specimens to be analyzed, comprises a first converter comprising a first material capable of converting thermal neutron radiation into remnant beta radiation and a second converter comprising a second material capable of converting a remnant beta radiation into light radiation, the second converter being in contact with the first converter. A method is also provided for neutron imaging immersed in a medium and using the device.
Claims10
A device designed to be used for neutron imaging immersed in a medium containing specimens to be analyzed, comprising:
- a first converter comprising a first material capable of converting thermal neutron radiation into remnant beta radiation by its neutron activation and a second converter comprising a second material capable of absorbing thermal neutron radiation by capture and capable of converting a remnant beta radiation into light radiation, said second converter being in contact with said first converter, and
- further comprising a support comprising hydrogenated species on which said second converter is positioned, said support being transparent to said light radiation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.