NEUTRON SCATTER METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE NONINVASIVE INTERROGATION OF OBJECTS
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    发明授权
    NEUTRON SCATTER METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE NONINVASIVE INTERROGATION OF OBJECTS 失效
    对于对象非侵入性扫描中子扩散方法和设备。

    公开(公告)号:EP0396618B1

    公开(公告)日:1995-07-12

    申请号:EP89902111.7

    申请日:1989-01-06

    申请人: PENETRON, INC.

    IPC分类号: G01N23/204 G01V5/00

    摘要: The invention pertains to a system and method for the inspection and/or search for concealed objects (40), which impinges a monoenergetic neutron beam (16a) upon an object (40), notes the energy distribution of the neutrons scattered (16b) from the object (40) and correlates the energy/intensity distribution of the scattered neutrons (16b) with the presence or absence of particular elements. The invention may be utilized to obtain qualitative or quantitative data regarding the composition of the object (40) under interrogation.

    DISTANCE AND DIRECTION-SENSITIVE COSMOGENIC NEUTRON SENSORS

    公开(公告)号:EP4001905A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-25

    申请号:EP21209958.4

    申请日:2021-11-23

    IPC分类号: G01N23/204 G01N33/24

    摘要: A local area cosmogenic neutron sensor is used for detecting moisture within a measurement surface. A neutron detector is positioned on a stand structure holding the detector above a measurement surface. A moderator material and neutron shield are positioned around at least a portion of the neutron detector. The neutron shield substantially covers lateral sides and an entirety of a top of the neutron detector and is not positioned on a bottom side of the neutron detector. A thermal neutron shield is positioned below the neutron detector and in a path of neutron travel between the measurement surface and the neutron detector to substantially block environmental thermal neutrons from reaching the neutron detector, which improves the signal-to-noise ratio and signal contrast of the local area cosmogenic neutron sensor.