Integrated neutron-gamma radiation detector with optical waveguide and neutron scintillating material
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1. A radiation detector, comprising:
- a neutron sensing element comprising a neutron scintillating material at least partially surrounded by an optical waveguide material; and
a photosensing element optically coupled to the neutron sensing element,wherein photons emitted from the neutron sensing element are collected and channeled through the optical waveguide material and into the photosensing element.
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Abstract
A radiation detector includes a neutron sensing element having a neutron scintillating material at least partially surrounded by an optical waveguide material; and a photosensing element optically coupled to the neutron sensing element. The photons emitted from the neutron sensing element are collected and channeled through the optical waveguide material and into the photosensing element.
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1. A radiation detector, comprising:
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a neutron sensing element comprising a neutron scintillating material at least partially surrounded by an optical waveguide material; and a photosensing element optically coupled to the neutron sensing element, wherein photons emitted from the neutron sensing element are collected and channeled through the optical waveguide material and into the photosensing element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for detecting radiation, comprising:
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disposing a neutron scintillating material within an optical waveguide material to form a neutron sensing element; and optically coupling the neutron sensing element to a photosensing element, whereby photons emitted from the neutron sensing element are collected and channeled through the optical waveguide material and into a photosensing element.
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