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A Modular Neutron Detector
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| Dateline Los Alamos |
| Mesa View |
| Versatile Explosives |
| Defense Transformation |
| A Modular Neutron Detector |
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Detector Prototypes
Kiril Ianakiev (right) points to an electronics package on a single-cell
prototype of his modular neutron detector. The detector is made of
high-density polyethylene, a tough, durable plastic. Metal cladding
on the exterior
surfaces of the two single-cell prototypes shields their electronics
from the electrical noise produced by power lines and other external
sources. Measurements made with the prototypes have confirmed calculations
of their neutron detection efficiency done by Martyn Swinhoe (left).
The plastic detector body on the right will be used to build an eight-cell
detector—the first fieldable version of the modular detector.