Antineutrino detection based on heterogeneous scintillation lattice
US10429526B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 21, 2016 |
| Grant date | Oct 1, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 21, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01T1/1606
- WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A radiation detector and detection method comprising one or more antineutrino capture sections having a plurality of cells. The cells including hydrogen, act as scintillators and contain a wavelength shifter. Also included are a plurality of neutron capture layers containing a neutron capture agent. The cells are disposed between said neutron capture layers. The layers act as scintillators to convert the radiation emission of a neutron capture to light for transmission to at least one of the cells and the cells and layers have different scintillation time constants.
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