Abstract: A system and method for making a neutron detector includes stacking anode frames and laminated frames to form a detector insert. The laminated frames are formed by laminating a foil of neutron-responsive material to an aluminum frame plated with a metal that does not react with the neutron-responsive material. The anode frames include an anode wire tensioned to a predetermined tension. The anode wires are electrically coupled to a top lid that includes an electrical connector and a gas feed through. The top lid is pressed into a tank with the detector insert.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 13, 2019
Date of Patent:
August 17, 2021
Assignee:
Radiation Detection Technologies, Inc.
Inventors:
Steven Lawrence Bellinger, Douglas Scott McGregor, Benjamin William Montag, Logan Whitmore, Bryan Willis
Abstract: A method of making a neutron detector such as a microstructured semiconductor neutron detector is provided. The method includes the step of providing a particle-detecting substrate having a surface and a plurality of cavities extending into the substrate from the surface. The method also includes filling the plurality of cavities with a neutron-responsive material. The step of filling including the step of centrifuging nanoparticles of the neutron-responsive material with the substrate for a time and a rotational velocity sufficient to backfill the cavities with the nanoparticles. The material is responsive to neutrons absorbed, thereby, for releasing ionizing radiation reaction products.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 24, 2013
Date of Patent:
July 15, 2014
Assignee:
Radiation Detection Technologies, Inc.
Inventors:
Steven L. Bellinger, Ryan G. Fronk, Douglas S. McGregor