US 12,230,412 B2
Systems and methods employing interchangeable ion beam targets
Lucas Jacobson, Madison, WI (US); Tye Gribb, Madison, WI (US); Ross Radel, Madison, WI (US); Evan Sengbusch, Madison, WI (US); Preston Barrows, Madison, WI (US); and Eli Moll, Madison, WI (US)
Assigned to SHINE Technologies, LLC, Janesville, WI (US)
Filed by Shine Technologies, LLC, Janesville, WI (US)
Filed on Dec. 16, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/082,913.
Application 18/082,913 is a division of application No. 16/915,510, filed on Jun. 29, 2020, granted, now 11,610,697.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/869,337, filed on Jul. 1, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0132458 A1, May 4, 2023
Int. Cl. G21G 4/02 (2006.01); G01N 23/02 (2006.01); G01T 1/12 (2006.01); G21K 1/02 (2006.01); H05H 3/06 (2006.01)
CPC G21G 4/02 (2013.01) [G01N 23/025 (2013.01); G01T 1/12 (2013.01); G21K 1/02 (2013.01); H05H 3/06 (2013.01)] 43 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
inserting a first target, from a set of at least two ion beam targets, into an ion beam accelerator that generates an accelerated ion beam;
activating said ion beam accelerator for a length of time such than an accelerated ion beam strikes said first target, thereby generating neutrons with a first monoenergetic neutron energy value;
removing said first target from said ion beam accelerator;
inserting a second target, from said set of at least two targets, into said ion beam accelerator; and
activating said ion beam accelerator for a length of time such than an ion beam strikes said second target, thereby generating neutrons with a second monoenergetic neutron energy value that is at least 100 kiloelectron volts (keV) different from said first monoenergetic neutron energy value;
directing the ion beam onto a collimator having a plurality of fingers, wherein a first portion of the ion beam strikes the collimator and a second portion of the ion beam passes through a central opening of the collimator; and
measuring a beam current of the first portion of the ion beam using the collimator.