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

Claim 9:
10. A system for cosmogenic neutron sensing to detect a moisture in an agricultural location, the system comprising:
a non-contacting, field-scale cosmogenic neutron sensor for measuring a soil moisture in a measurement surface, the non-contacting, field-scale cosmogenic neutron sensor having:
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 power source 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; and

an agricultural irrigation device having at least one frame member, wherein the non-contacting, field-scale cosmogenic neutron sensor is mounted to the at least one frame member, and wherein the non-contacting, field-scale cosmogenic neutron sensor is positioned a spaced distance above a ground surface.