JP2016509210A - 中性子および/またはガンマ光子を検出するためのシンチレータならびに検出器 - Google Patents
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本発明の中性子検出システムは、前述の欠点を有さない。
‐第1の領域Z1は、高速成分が多く、低速成分が少ないパルスに対応する。
‐第2の領域Z2は、高速成分が少なく、低速成分が多い場合に対応する。
‐第3の領域Z3および第4の領域Z4は、高速成分および低速成分が実質的に同一の場合に対応する。
B 第2のプラスチック材料
b マイクロビーズ
M ブロック
Sc シンチレータ
PM 光電子増倍管
F フィルタモジュール
MD 識別モジュール
MC 計数および平滑化モジュール
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- 中性子および/またはガンマ光子を検出するためのシンチレータであって、異なる蛍光錯体を含む、中性子を検出するための2つの非ドーププラスチック材料からなる構造体を備え、第1のプラスチック材料(A)が第1の緩和時間を有する蛍光を発光することができる少なくとも1つの蛍光錯体を含み、第2のプラスチック材料(B)が第1の緩和時間より長い第2の緩和時間を有する蛍光を発光することができる少なくとも1つの蛍光錯体を含み、両方のプラスチック材料が、
両方のプラスチック材料(A,B)の一方の層が他方のプラスチック材料(B,A)の層と交互に配置され、プラスチック材料の各層が実質的に100μmから500μmの間の厚さを有する、連続した層の積層体として配列されているか、または
両方のプラスチック材料(A,B)の一方でできたマイクロビーズ(b)が他方のプラスチック材料(B,A)でできたブロック(M)に挿入され、前記ブロック(M)に挿入された前記マイクロビーズ(b)が立方格子を画定し、前記マイクロビーズ(b)の直径が実質的に100μmから500μmの間であり、2つの隣接するマイクロビーズが実質的に100μmから500μmの間の距離離れている、セットとして配列されていることを特徴とする、シンチレータ。 - 前記第2の緩和時間が前記第1の緩和時間より少なくとも10倍長い、請求項1に記載のシンチレータ。
- 前記プラスチック材料がポリスチレンまたはポリビニルトルエンである、請求項1または2に記載のシンチレータ。
- 中性子またはガンマ光子が検出されると蛍光シグナルを伝達する、請求項1から3のいずれか一項に記載のシンチレータ(Sc)と、前記シンチレータによって伝達された蛍光シグナルを電子パルスに変換する光電子増倍管(PM)と、前記光電子増倍管によって伝達された電子パルスの形状から中性子またはガンマ光子のいずれが検出されたか識別することができる識別モジュール(MD)と、備えることを特徴とする、中性子および/またはガンマ光子検出器。
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