Radiation sensor and methods of detecting a targeted radiation using the radiation sensor
AssigneeSaint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics, Inc.
InventorPeter R. Menge
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Abstract
A radiation sensor can include a body configured to capture targeted radiation. In an embodiment, the body can include a topological insulator material. In another embodiment, the radiation sensor can further include a controllable magnetic source configured to generate a magnetic field that is received by the body. The radiation sensor can be used to detect the targeted radiation. In an embodiment, detecting the targeted radiation can be done in not greater than 100 ns.
Claims20
A radiation sensor, comprising a body including a topological insulator material, wherein the body is configured to capture a targeted radiation including a gamma ray, a neutron, an alpha particle, a beta particle, an X-ray, or any combination thereof, and wherein the radiation sensor is configured to detect the targeted radiation in not greater than 100 ns.
A radiation sensor, comprising:
- a body configured to capture a targeted radiation including a gamma ray, a neutron, an alpha particle, a beta particle, an X-ray, or any combination thereof, wherein the body comprises a topological insulator material;
- and
- a first controllable magnetic source configured to generate a magnetic field that is received by the body,
- wherein the radiation sensor is configured to detect the targeted radiation in not greater than 100 ns.
A method of detecting a targeted radiation using a radiation sensor, comprising:
- capturing the targeted radiation within a body of the radiation sensor, wherein the body comprises a topological insulator material;
- and
- detecting the capture of the targeted radiation in not greater than 100 ns,
- wherein the targeted radiation including a gamma ray, a neutron, an alpha particle, a beta particle, an X-ray, or any combination thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.