Invention Application
WO2014040812A1 ENERGY-SENSITIVE FAST NEUTRON IMAGING DETECTOR AND METHOD FOR ENERGY-SENSITIVE FAST NEUTRON DETECTION
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能量敏感快速中子成像检测器和能量敏感快速中子检测方法
- Patent Title: ENERGY-SENSITIVE FAST NEUTRON IMAGING DETECTOR AND METHOD FOR ENERGY-SENSITIVE FAST NEUTRON DETECTION
- Patent Title (中): 能量敏感快速中子成像检测器和能量敏感快速中子检测方法
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Application No.: PCT/EP2013/066857Application Date: 2013-08-13
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Publication No.: WO2014040812A1Publication Date: 2014-03-20
- Inventor: CORTESI, Marco , DANGENDORF, Volker , PRASSER, Horst-Michael , ZBORAY, Robert
- Applicant: PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUT , PHYSIKALISCH- TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT
- Applicant Address: CH-5232 Villigen PSI CH
- Assignee: PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUT,PHYSIKALISCH- TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT
- Current Assignee: PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUT,PHYSIKALISCH- TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT
- Current Assignee Address: CH-5232 Villigen PSI CH
- Agency: FISCHER, Michael
- Priority: EP12184060.7 20120912
- Main IPC: G01T1/185
- IPC: G01T1/185 ; G01T3/00
Abstract:
An energy-sensitive imaging detector for fast-neutrons includes: a) a series of energy-selective stacks (4 to 14 to 18) of radiator foils (6) which converts neutrons (n) into recoil protons (p, pi to p3); said foils (6) are separated by gas- filled gaps (13) and are made of two layers fastened together: a hydrogen-rich layer, such as a polyethylene layer (10) for neutron-to-proton conversion, and a metal foil layer, such as an aluminum layer, defining a proton energy cut-off and limiting angle of proton emission; b) surrounding gas in the gas-filled gaps (13) in which energetic recoil protons emerging from the radiator foil release electrons; c) an electric field (Edrlft) able to efficiently drift the electrons (20) through the gas-filled gaps (13); and d) an electron detector with a position sensitive readout (PSRO), based on Micro-Pattern Gaseous Detector (MPGD) technologies (like e.g. the THick Gaseous Electron Multipliers - THGEM) or other means of electron amplification in gas; the charge detector is equipped with a dedicated imaging data- acquisition system, which detect the drifted electrons thereby sensing the position of the original impinging neutrons.
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