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US4829185A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Neutron and/or gamma radiation detecting system

Assignee: Karlsruher Institut für Technologie
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Filing: 1984-09-26
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Granted: 1989-05-09
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Expires: 2004-09-26
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Abstract

Abstract In a neutron and/or gamma radiation detection system, a large reception surface for the radiation to be detected is formed on a body of scintillation material which is adapted to convert neutron or gamma radiation into light energy. A large number of fiber light conductors is embedded in the body of scintillation material such that the fibers extend essentially parallel and fully across the reception surface of the body of scintillation material. The light energy, upon propagation along the fiber light conductors, is coupled into the conductors along the surface of the fibers, which fibers are anisotropic. This arrangement permits the use of anisotropic light conductor systems which, in contrast to optically isotropic systems, provide for a separation of light collecting and light transmitting functions which results in a substantial reduction of light absorption losses during light transmission so that most of the light energy coupled into the fiber light conductors reaches the optoelectronic amplifier coupled to the end of the light conductors.

Inventors

  • 👤 Karlheinz Kerff

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 22:28
CPC Classifications
C; C09; C09B; C09B37/00; C09B11/00; C09B35/00; C09B35/02; C09B35/039; C09B35/04; C09B41/00; C09B41/006; C09B41/009; C09B43/00; C09B43/11; C09B67/00; C09B67/0071; C09B67/0075; C09B67/0076; G; G01; G01T; G01T1/00; G01T1/16; G01T1/20; G01T1/202; G01T3/00; G01T3/06; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S534/00; Y10S534/01; Y10S8/00; Y10S8/916; Y10S8/919

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim 144 words
In a detection system for detecting radiation including neutron and gamma radiation, which system includes a body of scintillation material having a large reception surface for receiving the radiation to be detected, said radiation being capable of generating light energy within said body of scintillation material which light energy is coupled into fiber light conductors, the improvement, wherein said fiber light conductors are so embedded in the scintillation material that they extend parallel to and across the whole reception surface thereof, said fiber light conductors being provided with a coating having an index of refraction which is smaller than that of the fiber light conductor core so as to be anisotropic within said body of scintillation material and adapted to provide for coupling of the light energy into the fiber light conductors to take place along the whole superficies of the fiber light conductors.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 144 words
In a detection system for detecting radiation including neutron and gamma radiation, which system includes a body of scintillation material having a large reception surface for receiving the radiation to be detected, said radiation being capable of generating light energy within said body of scintillation material which light energy is coupled into fiber light conductors, the improvement, wherein said fiber light conductors are so embedded in the scintillation material that they extend parallel to and across the whole reception surface thereof, said fiber light conductors being provided with a coating having an index of refraction which is smaller than that of the fiber light conductor core so as to be anisotropic within said body of scintillation material and adapted to provide for coupling of the light energy into the fiber light conductors to take place along the whole superficies of the fiber light conductors.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 35 words
A detection system according to claim 1, wherein said fiber light conductors are embedded in the scintillation material parallel to one another in a plurality of layers which are disposed parallel to the reception surface.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 47 words
A detection system according to claim 1, wherein a light sensor (photomultiplier) is arranged at the end of the fiber light conductors, the arrangement being such that uncoupling of the light from said fiber light conductors takes place at the end faces of the fiber light conductors.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 15 words
A detection system according to claim 1, wherein said fiber light conductors are symmetrically cylindrical.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 18 words
A detection system according to claim 1, wherein the surface of the fiber light conductor coating is roughened.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 15 words
A detection system according to claim 1, wherein said reception surface is rectangular in shape.

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