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

Claim 18:
19. A method of manufacturing an apparatus for cosmogenic neutron sensing to detect a moisture:
providing a thermal neutron proportional counter;
positioning the thermal neutron proportional counter within a housing formed at least partially from a moderating material, wherein the housing is positioned around the thermal neutron proportional counter;
positioning a proportional counter electronics unit within the housing, the proportional counter electronics unit having a preamplifier and a shaping amplifier, wherein the preamplifier and the shaping amplifier are directly connected to the thermal neutron proportional counter;
providing an electrical power to the thermal neutron proportional counter with at least one photovoltaic (PV) panel; and
receiving a signal from the thermal neutron proportional counter in a data logger positioned vertically above the thermal neutron proportional counter, wherein the signal is transmitted through the proportional counter electronics unit before being received by the data logger, and wherein the signal indicates a moisture content within a measurement surface of the thermal neutron proportional counter.