Hermetically sealed packaging and neutron shielding for scintillation-type radiation detectors

摘要

A well logging instrument includes a source of high energy neutrons arranged to bombard a formation surrounding the instrument. A scintillator sensitive to gamma radiation resulting from interaction of the high energy neutrons with the formation is disposed in the instrument. A neutron shielding material surrounds the scintillator. A neutron moderator surrounds the neutron shielding material. An amplifier is optically coupled to the scintillator.