Patent ID: 8816296
Filing Date: 2014-08-26
Classification: H01J

Abstract:
1. A method for detecting slow neutrons, said method comprising: reacting a plurality of slow neutrons with a high neutron capture cross section nucleus, wherein the plurality of slow neutrons is a beam having a diameter of about 4 mm and a fluence rate of about (2.61±0.37)×10 exposing the plurality of particles to at least one inert gas, wherein the plurality of particles interact with the at least one inert gas to form at least one excimer; and monitoring the at least one excimer for an optical signal comprising a plurality of photons in the far-ultraviolet region of the electromagnetic spectrum, wherein the optical signal in the far ultraviolet region of the electromagnetic spectrum indicates radiative decay of the at least one excimer, wherein the radiative decay of the at least one excimer comprises emission of the plurality of photons in the far ultraviolet region of the electromagnetic spectrum.