System and method for fissionable material detection with a short pulse neutron source

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11867866
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16532707

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A system and method is disclosed for detecting fissionable materials. In one embodiment the system may incorporate a neutron pulse generator configured to generate multiple short pulses of neutrons, or a single pulse of sufficient intensity, in a vicinity of an object of interest. The source pulse of neutrons includes neutrons which each have a full width half maximum time duration of less than about 100 ns and a peak energy level no greater than about 20 MeV. A fast response detector is used which is able to detect single neutron events indicative of fission neutrons having been produced by the source pulse of neutrons interacting with fissionable material associated with the object of interest, and which arrive at the fast response detector within a predetermined time window immediately before arrival of the source neutron pulses.

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LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL SECURITY LLC7000 EAST AVENUE LIVERMORE CA 94550

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  • 2019 Application Filing Year
  • G21G Class
  • 60 Applications Filed
  • 41 Patents Issued To-Date
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Hall, James M Livermore, US 11 191
Podpaly, Yuri Hayward, US 2 1
Povilus, Alexander Peter Livermore, US 5 3
Schmidt, Andrea Livermore, US 23 241
Yang, Dustin Atlanta, US 1 1

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