Improved Photovoltaic Thermal Panel (IPVT)CX(s) Applied: B3.6, B3.11Date: 11/08/2010Location(s): New MexicoOffice(s): Sandia Site Office
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November 8, 2010
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CX(s) Applied: B3.6, B3.11
Date: 11/08/2010
Location(s): New Mexico
Office(s): Sandia Site Office
Sandia National Laboratories/New Mexico (SNL/NM) proposes to develop a prototype for an improved radiation detection panel. The constructed radiation detection panel would be approximately 6.5 feet (ft) tall, 3 ft wide, and approximately 10 inches (in.) deep. Each Improved Photovoltaic Thermal Panel (IPVT) detector would be about twice as thick (4 inches [in.]) as existing Photovoltaic Thermal (PVT) detectors, to improve the efficiency for gamma-ray detection, which is particularly important for high-energy gamma rays. A single 3-in.-diameter photomultiplier tube (PMT) would be used, instead of the four 1-in.-diameter PMTs in existing units, to improve the resolution and simplify the electronics.