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Gamma resistant dual range neutron detectors

US6426504B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateOct 14, 1999
Grant dateJul 30, 2002
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Expiry dateOct 14, 2019

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01T3/00
  • WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Dual range neutron detector comprising a chamber, an insulator at either end of the chamber, an anode located within the chamber and supported by the insulators, and an electrical connector mounted on one of the insulators for transmission of a signal collected by the anode. The chamber is filled with 3He and an inner wall of the chamber which serves as the cathode is provided with a thin boron coating.

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