Abstract:
A slow neutron detection device is disclosed, comprising: a first slow neutron converter and a second slow neutron converter, and a readout electrode wire set and cathode wire sets arranged between the first slow neutron converter and the second slow neutron converter. By arranging a readout circuit between the two slow neutron converters, an electron drift distance is reduced by half without changing a dimension of the detection device, and an average over-threshold probability of a signal is increased.
Abstract:
A detector (30) includes an outer shell (40) having a shell profile in which a welded portion (56) of the shell profile extends as an annular flange in an outward direction relative to a center axis of the outer shell. The detector further includes an end cap (70) positioned adjacent the welded portion of the outer shell. The end cap and the welded portion of the outer shell are welded together to form a seal. A method of making a detector is also provided.
Abstract:
An atomic particle detection assembly (10) includes at least one detector (30) that detects atomic particles. The atomic particle detection assembly includes a junction apparatus (40) supporting the detector. The junction apparatus includes a first manifold (60) attached to a first housing (44) at an attachment location. The junction apparatus includes a sealing device (90) sealing the first manifold with respect to the first housing along a sealing axis (92). The sealing axis is substantially parallel to and separated a first distance (d 1 ) from an attachment axis defined by the attachment location.
Abstract:
An atomic particle detection assembly (10) includes one or more detectors (30) that detect atomic particles, particularly neutrons. The detectors are positioned within a first chamber (22) having a first operating pressure. The atomic particle detection assembly includes a junction apparatus (40) supporting the detectors. The junction apparatus defines a second chamber (100) having a second operating pressure that is different from the first operating pressure. Sensing electronics (50) are attached to the detectors and the sensing electronics are housed within the second chamber of the junction apparatus.
Abstract:
An atomic particle detection assembly (10) includes one or more detectors (30) that detect atomic particles, particularly neutrons. The detectors are positioned within a first chamber (22) having a first operating pressure. The atomic particle detection assembly includes a junction apparatus (40) supporting the detectors. The junction apparatus defines a second chamber (100) having a second operating pressure that is different from the first operating pressure. Sensing electronics (50) are attached to the detectors and the sensing electronics are housed within the second chamber of the junction apparatus.
Abstract:
An atomic particle detection assembly (10) includes one or more detectors (30) that detect atomic particles, particularly neutrons. The detectors are positioned within a first chamber (22) having a first operating pressure. The atomic particle detection assembly includes a junction apparatus (40) supporting the detectors. The junction apparatus defines a second chamber (100) having a second operating pressure that is different from the first operating pressure. Sensing electronics (50) are attached to the detectors and the sensing electronics are housed within the second chamber of the junction apparatus.
Abstract:
nuclear reactor in-vessel neutron detector has a gas-tight ionization chamber consisting of tubular concentric inner and outer electrodes (2,4) supported by ceramic end members (8,10) with a portion of the space within the inner electrode (4) sealingly partitioned off to reduce the space occupied by a chamber-filler gas, either helium or argon, which fills the spaces that remain within the outer electrode via an exhaust-cum-gas filler pipe (14) supported by an end plate (12), to reduce the number of atoms of the ionization gas. Coated on at least one of the inner surface (20) of the outer electrode and the outer surface (22) of the inner electrode is a coating (24) of enriched uranium, substantially 90% 235 U, as a sensitive material, the ratio of the number of atoms of which to the number of atoms of the filler gas is selected to be an optimum, being between 0.45 and 1.8 for helium and 2.3 and 9.0 for argon, so that inert gas atoms formed from the 235 U accumulate in the filler gas to increase the detector sensitivity to offset the depletion of the 235 U.