Neutron scatter camera

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2008-09-24

2010-06-22

Hannaher, Constantine (Department: 2884)

Radiant energy

Invisible radiant energy responsive electric signalling

Neutron responsive means

Reexamination Certificate

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ABSTRACT:
An instrument that will directly image the fast fission neutrons from a special nuclear material source has been described. This instrument can improve the signal to background compared to non imaging neutron detection techniques by a factor given by ratio of the angular resolution window to 4π. In addition to being a neutron imager, this instrument will also be an excellent neutron spectrometer, and will be able to differentiate between different types of neutron sources (e.g. fission, alpha-n, cosmic ray, and D-D or D-T fusion). Moreover, the instrument is able to pinpoint the source location.

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