Patent ID: 9223036
Filing Date: 2015-12-29
Classification: G01T,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A pixilated neutron detector comprising: one or more pixel-cells each defined by a plurality of perimeter walls with at least one wall being lined with an interaction material, each pixel cell sharing a common perimeter wall with any adjacent pixel cell, each pixel-cell including a cathode being at least one wall and an anode disposed therein, the anode extending through only one of the perimeter walls and having a section of reduced diameter, the cathode and anode structured to cooperatively provide an electrical field within the pixel-cell to collect charged particles released by neutrons interacting with the interaction material; a signal processing chain communicably coupled to each of the one or more pixel-cells to transmit a signal indicative of a neutron interaction event within the pixel-cell, the signal processing chain including analog signal processing electronics communicably coupled to digital signal processing electronics wherein the signal indicative of a neutron interaction event within the pixel-cell provides positional data for a neutron interaction event without further position decoding.