OPTIMIZED DETECTION OF FISSION NEUTRONS USING BORON COATED STRAW DETECTORS DISTRIBUTED IN MODERATOR MATERIAL

摘要

The present invention includes an apparatus and method for neutron radiation detection. The apparatus comprises combining thin walled, boron-coated straw tubes with a plastic moderator material interspersed around the tubes. The method involves using such an apparatus through application of voltage to a central wire running inside the tubes and collecting electrical pulses generated thereby.