BORON COATED STRAW NEUTRON DETECTOR

    公开(公告)号:AU2003299556A1

    公开(公告)日:2004-06-03

    申请号:AU2003299556

    申请日:2003-11-05

    Abstract: A neutron detector technology based on 10 B thin film conversion of neutrons and detection of neutron capture reaction products in a counter gas within a thin straw tube detector body is described. This neutron detector is based on gas-filled thin wall straw tubes, modified for the conversion of neutrons in a very thin coating, or layer, of 10 B, applied for example as a sputter-coated film of 10 B 4 C, that lines the interior, or inside of the straw tube surface; and the subsequent detection of the neutron reaction products in the counter gas. One embodiment of this invention employs a closely-packed array of 10 B 4 C-lined straw tubes employing a very thin and therefore high efficiency 10 B 4 C layer, hence removing the barrier to efficient neutron capture reaction product escape while still providing for efficient neutron capture by providing a plurality of very thin 10 B converters, each individual converter element providing efficient reaction product escape. Using such densely packed straw tube detectors of small diameter, a reasonable stack depth allows a high neutron detection efficiency to be achieved on the 1-10 Å wavelength range of thermal neutrons. The position of each interacting neutron can be accurately obtained with for example, resistive charge division readout combined with straw decoding electronics to determine the identity of the struck straw.

    Boron coated straw neutron detector

    公开(公告)号:AU2003299556A8

    公开(公告)日:2004-06-03

    申请号:AU2003299556

    申请日:2003-11-05

    Abstract: A neutron detector technology based on 10 B thin film conversion of neutrons and detection of neutron capture reaction products in a counter gas within a thin straw tube detector body is described. This neutron detector is based on gas-filled thin wall straw tubes, modified for the conversion of neutrons in a very thin coating, or layer, of 10 B, applied for example as a sputter-coated film of 10 B 4 C, that lines the interior, or inside of the straw tube surface; and the subsequent detection of the neutron reaction products in the counter gas. One embodiment of this invention employs a closely-packed array of 10 B 4 C-lined straw tubes employing a very thin and therefore high efficiency 10 B 4 C layer, hence removing the barrier to efficient neutron capture reaction product escape while still providing for efficient neutron capture by providing a plurality of very thin 10 B converters, each individual converter element providing efficient reaction product escape. Using such densely packed straw tube detectors of small diameter, a reasonable stack depth allows a high neutron detection efficiency to be achieved on the 1-10 Å wavelength range of thermal neutrons. The position of each interacting neutron can be accurately obtained with for example, resistive charge division readout combined with straw decoding electronics to determine the identity of the struck straw.

    METHOD OF ACCURATE THICKNESS MEASUREMENT OF BORON CARBIDE COATING ON COPPER FOIL
    5.
    发明申请
    METHOD OF ACCURATE THICKNESS MEASUREMENT OF BORON CARBIDE COATING ON COPPER FOIL 有权
    铜箔碳酸钙涂层精密厚度测量方法

    公开(公告)号:US20160161416A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-06-09

    申请号:US14938903

    申请日:2015-11-12

    CPC classification number: G01N21/73 G01N21/68 G01N2021/8427

    Abstract: A method is disclosed of measuring the thickness of a thin coating on a substrate comprising dissolving the coating and substrate in a reagent and using the post-dissolution concentration of the coating in the reagent to calculate an effective thickness of the coating. The preferred method includes measuring non-conducting films on flexible and rough substrates, but other kinds of thin films can be measure by matching a reliable film-substrate dissolution technique. One preferred method includes determining the thickness of Boron Carbide films deposited on copper foil. The preferred method uses a standard technique known as inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy (ICPOES) to measure boron concentration in a liquid sample prepared by dissolving boron carbide films and the Copper substrates, preferably using a chemical etch known as ceric ammonium nitrate (CAN). Measured boron concentration values can then be calculated.

    Abstract translation: 公开了一种测量衬底上的薄涂层的厚度的方法,包括将涂层和衬底溶解在试剂中,并使用试剂中涂层的后溶解浓度来计算涂层的有效厚度。 优选的方法包括在柔性和粗糙的基底上测量非导电膜,但是可以通过匹配可靠的膜 - 底物溶解技术来测量其它种类的薄膜。 一种优选的方法包括确定沉积在铜箔上的碳化硼薄膜的厚度。 优选的方法使用称为电感耦合等离子体发射光谱法(ICPOES)的标准技术来测量通过溶解碳化硼膜和铜基底制备的液体样品中的硼浓度,优选使用称为硝酸铈铵(CAN)的化学蚀刻 。 然后可以计算测量的硼浓度值。

    BORON COATED STRAW NEUTRON DETECTOR
    6.
    发明申请
    BORON COATED STRAW NEUTRON DETECTOR 审中-公开
    BORON涂层中性线检测器

    公开(公告)号:WO2004043372A2

    公开(公告)日:2004-05-27

    申请号:PCT/US2003/035469

    申请日:2003-11-05

    IPC: A61K

    CPC classification number: H01J47/1222 G01T1/185 G01T3/00

    Abstract: A neutron detector technology based on 10 B thin film conversion of neutrons and detection of neutron capture reaction products in a counter gas within a thin straw tube detector body is described. This neutron scatter detector is based on gas-filled thin wall straw tubes, modified for the conversion of neutrons in a very thin coating, or layer, of 10 B, applied for example as a sputtered-coated film of 10 B 4 C, that lines the interior, or inside of the straw tube surface; and the subsequent detection of the neutron reaction products in the counter gas. One embodiment of this invention employs a closely-packed array of 10 B 4 C-vey thin layer lined straw tubes, hence removes the barrier to efficient neutron capture reaction product escape while still providing for efficient neutron capture by providing a plurality of very thin 10 B converters, each individual converter layer providing efficient reaction product escape. Using multiple stacks of such straw tube detectors, a reasonable stack depth allows a high neutron detection efficiency to be achieved on the 1-10 Å wavelength range of thermal neutrons.

    Abstract translation: 描述了一种基于薄膜转换中子的中子探测器技术和在薄吸管探测器体内的对流气体中的中子俘获反应产物的检测。 该中子散射检测器基于气体填充的薄壁吸管,其被修改用于将10 B的非常薄的涂层或层中的中子转化为例如作为<10> B4C的溅射涂覆膜 ,排列在内部或管道表面内部; 并随后检测出反气体中的中子反应产物。 本发明的一个实施方案采用紧密堆叠的10℃B4C-vey薄层衬里吸管的阵列,因此消除了有效中子俘获反应产物逸出的障碍,同时仍然通过提供多个非常薄的 10 B转换器,每个转换器层提供有效的反应产物逃逸。 使用这种秸秆管检测器的多个堆叠,合理的叠层深度允许在热中子的1-10Å波长范围内实现高中子检测效率。

    MOVING MAGNET ASSEMBLY TO INCREASE THE UTILITY OF A RECTANGULAR MAGNETRON SPUTTERING TARGET
    7.
    发明申请
    MOVING MAGNET ASSEMBLY TO INCREASE THE UTILITY OF A RECTANGULAR MAGNETRON SPUTTERING TARGET 审中-公开
    移动磁铁组件以提高矩形磁控溅射目标的实用性

    公开(公告)号:US20160133446A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-05-12

    申请号:US14939296

    申请日:2015-11-12

    CPC classification number: H01J37/3455 C23C14/35 H01J37/3408

    Abstract: A method and apparatus is disclosed for improved magnetron sputtering utilizing a movable magnet. Preferably, the apparatus can be used to move the magnet along any two dimensional paths within the range of the moving stages. In one preferred method for sputtering a coating using a magnetron sputtering apparatus comprises the step of moving a magnet assembly in two dimensions during the sputtering process to allow increased erosion area of the target as compared to stationary magnets. In another preferred embodiment the invention includes a magnetron sputtering apparatus comprising a first motion stage allowing movement in a first direction, a second motion stage allowing movement in second direction, a magnet assembly operably attached to said first and second motion stages, and a control unit, wherein said first motion stage moves in a general first direction and second motion stage moves in a generally second direction which is generally orthogonal and wherein said control unit controls the movement of the motion stages.

    Abstract translation: 公开了一种利用可移动磁体改进磁控溅射的方法和装置。 优选地,该装置可以用于沿着运动级的范围内的任何二维路径移动磁体。 在使用磁控管溅射装置溅射涂层的一种优选方法中包括在溅射过程期间使二维磁体组件移动以允许目标体的侵蚀面积与固定磁体相比增加的步骤。 在另一个优选实施例中,本发明包括一种磁控溅射装置,包括允许沿第一方向移动的第一运动台,允许沿第二方向移动的第二运动台,可操作地附接到所述第一和第二运动台的磁体组件,以及控制单元 ,其中所述第一运动台在一般的第一方向上移动,而第二运动台沿大致正交的大致第二方向移动,并且其中所述控制单元控制运动级的运动。

    Method and Apparatus for Fabricating Boron Coated Straws for Neutron Detectors
    8.
    发明申请
    Method and Apparatus for Fabricating Boron Coated Straws for Neutron Detectors 审中-公开
    用于制造中子探测器的含硼秸秆的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20140110593A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-04-24

    申请号:US14060507

    申请日:2013-10-22

    Inventor: Jeffrey L. Lacy

    Abstract: An apparatus and a process are disclosed for straw tube formation utilized in manufacturing boron coated straw neutron detectors. A preferred embodiment of the process for creating a thin walled straw for use in a boron-coated straw neutron detector comprises providing foil having a boron coating on a surface, forming the coated foil into a cylindrical tube having a longitudinal seam and the boron coated surface on the inside of the cylindrical tube, and then ultrasonically welding closed the seam of the tube. Optionally, the cylindrical tube can then be drawn through a die to form a straw tube having a non-circular cross section, preferably a star-shaped cross section.

    Abstract translation: 公开了用于制造含硼涂覆的秸秆中子探测器中的秸秆管形成的装置和方法。 用于制造用于硼涂覆的秸秆中子检测器的薄壁吸管的方法的优选实施例包括在表面上提供具有硼涂层的箔,将涂覆的箔形成为具有纵向接缝的圆柱形管和硼涂覆表面 在圆筒管的内侧,然后超声波焊接封闭管的接缝。 可选地,然后可以将圆柱形管通过模头拉伸以形成具有非圆形横截面的吸管,优选为星形截面。

    FABRICATING BORON COATED STRAWS FOR NEUTRON DETECTORS
    10.
    发明申请
    FABRICATING BORON COATED STRAWS FOR NEUTRON DETECTORS 审中-公开
    制造中子探测器的BORON涂层

    公开(公告)号:WO2014109808A3

    公开(公告)日:2014-09-04

    申请号:PCT/US2013066226

    申请日:2013-10-22

    Inventor: LACY JEFFREY L

    Abstract: An apparatus and a process are disclosed for straw tube formation utilized in. manufacturing boron coated straw neutron detectors. A preferred embodiment of the process for creating a thin walled straw for use in a boron coated straw neutron detector comprises providing foil having a boron coating on a surface, forming the coated foil into a cylindrical tube having a longitudinal seam and the boron coated surface on the inside of the cylindrical, tube, and then ultrasonically welding closed the seam of die tube. Optionally, the cylindrical tube can then be drawn through a die to form a straw tube having a non-circular cross section, preferably a star-shaped cross section.

    Abstract translation: 公开了用于制造含硼涂覆的秸秆中子探测器的吸管管形成装置和方法。 用于制造用于硼涂覆的秸秆中子检测器的薄壁吸管的方法的优选实施例包括在表面上提供具有硼涂层的箔,将涂覆的箔形成为具有纵向接缝的圆柱形管,并将硼涂覆表面 在圆筒内部管,然后超声波焊接封闭模管接缝。 可选地,然后可以将圆柱形管通过模头拉伸以形成具有非圆形横截面的吸管,优选为星形截面。

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