US3124679A
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Granted: 1964-03-10
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Expires: 1981-03-10
Abstract
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Inventors
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Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 16:52
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01N; G01N23/00; G01N23/22; G01N23/221; G01N23/222; G01N2223/00; G01N2223/07; G01N2223/074; G01N2223/0745; G01N2223/30; G01N2223/302
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
131 words
A METHOD FOR DETERMING THE CONTENT OF AN ELEMENT RESPONSIVE TO NEUTRON CAPTURE IN A SAMPLE COMPRISING THE STEPS OF IRRADIATING THE SAMPLE WITH NEUTRONS, DETECTING THE GAMMA RADIATIONS EMITTED BY THE SAMPLE WITH DETECTORS POSITIONED IN AT LEAST TWO DIFFERENT LOCATIONS IN THE SAMPLE AND GENERATING A PULSE SIGNAL IN RESPONSE TO EACH RADIATION DETECTED HAVING AN AMPLITUDE PROPORTIONAL TO THE ENERGY OF THE RADIATION, BLOCKING ALL THE PULSE SIGNALS FROM EACH LOCATION CORRESPONDING TO RADIATIONS HAVING AN ENERGY BELOW A PREDETERMINED VALUE, THEN MIXING THE REMAINING AND GENERATING A PULSE SIGNAL IN RESPONSE TO EACH RADIATION DETECTED HAVING AN AMPLITUDE PROPORTIONAL TO THE ENERGY OF THE RADIATION, BLOCKING ALL THE PLUSE SIGNALS FROM EACH LOCATION CORRESPONDING TO RADIATIONS HAVING AN ENERGY BELOW A PREDETERMINED VALUE, THEN MIXING THE REMAINING
Claim 2
Independent Claim
131 words
A METHOD FOR DETERMING THE CONTENT OF AN ELEMENT RESPONSIVE TO NEUTRON CAPTURE IN A SAMPLE COMPRISING THE STEPS OF IRRADIATING THE SAMPLE WITH NEUTRONS, DETECTING THE GAMMA RADIATIONS EMITTED BY THE SAMPLE WITH DETECTORS POSITIONED IN AT LEAST TWO DIFFERENT LOCATIONS IN THE SAMPLE AND GENERATING A PULSE SIGNAL IN RESPONSE TO EACH RADIATION DETECTED HAVING AN AMPLITUDE PROPORTIONAL TO THE ENERGY OF THE RADIATION, BLOCKING ALL THE PULSE SIGNALS FROM EACH LOCATION CORRESPONDING TO RADIATIONS HAVING AN ENERGY BELOW A PREDETERMINED VALUE, THEN MIXING THE REMAINING AND GENERATING A PULSE SIGNAL IN RESPONSE TO EACH RADIATION DETECTED HAVING AN AMPLITUDE PROPORTIONAL TO THE ENERGY OF THE RADIATION, BLOCKING ALL THE PLUSE SIGNALS FROM EACH LOCATION CORRESPONDING TO RADIATIONS HAVING AN ENERGY BELOW A PREDETERMINED VALUE, THEN MIXING THE REMAINING
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