Patent ID: 9194966
Filing Date: 2015-11-24
Classification: G01T,G01V

Abstract:
1. A portable system for detecting neutrons comprising, a detector liquid in a first enclosure having walls and a venturi valve system such that the detector liquid can pass therethrough during detector operation, the enclosure affixed to a spinning mechanism for introducing negative pressure in the detector liquid, wherein the spinning mechanism is capable of inducing a negative pressure in the detector liquid such that neutron detection can occur in the detector liquid at negative pressure, said neutron detection resulting from a detectable neutron-caused vapor pocket in the detector liquid that emits a detectable shock wave upon collapse, the portable system for detecting neutrons further comprising a neutron detection mechanism that comprises a light beam and a photo-switch for detecting neutron-caused vapor pockets in the detector liquid, wherein neutron-caused vapor pocket detections correspond to neutron counts.