Patent ID: 11927552
Assignee: QUAESTA INSTRUMENTS, LLC
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  H  Y | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. An apparatus for cosmogenic neutron sensing to detect a moisture, the apparatus comprising:
a thermal neutron proportional counter;
a housing comprising at least partially a moderating material, wherein the housing is positioned around the thermal neutron proportional counter;
a proportional counter electronics unit within the housing and having a preamplifier and a shaping amplifier, wherein the preamplifier and the shaping amplifier are directly connected to the thermal neutron proportional counter;
at least one photovoltaic (PV) panel providing an electrical power to the thermal neutron proportional counter; and
a data logger positioned vertically above the thermal neutron proportional counter and the proportional counter electronics unit, wherein a signal emitted by the thermal neutron proportional counter through the proportional counter electronics unit is received by the data logger, and wherein the signal indicates a moisture content within a measurement surface of the thermal neutron proportional counter.