Boron nitride solid state neutron detector
| Patent Number: | 6,727,504 |
| Issued: | 4/27/2004 |
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| Abstract: | The present invention describes an apparatus useful for detecting neutrons, and particularly for detecting thermal neutrons, while remaining insensitive to gamma radiation. Neutrons are detected by direct measurement of current pulses produced by an interaction of the neutrons with hexagonal pyrolytic boron nitride. |
| Filed: | 9/28/2001 |
| Application Number: | 9/967,143 |
| Government Interests: | STATEMENT OF GOVERNMENT INTEREST This invention was made with Government support under Contract No. DE-NA0003525 awarded by the United States Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration. The Government has certain rights in the invention. |