(19)
(11) EP 3 066 496 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
05.06.2019 Bulletin 2019/23

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
03.04.2019 Bulletin 2019/14

(21) Application number: 14828278.3

(22) Date of filing: 07.11.2014
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G01T 1/20(2006.01)
G01V 5/00(2006.01)
 G01T 3/06(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/IB2014/065876
(87) International publication number:
WO 2015/068133 (14.05.2015 Gazette 2015/19)

(54)

DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING NEUTRONS AND GAMMA RAYS

VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR DETEKTION VON NEUTRONEN UND GAMMA-STRAHLUNG

DISPOSITIF ET PROCÉDÉ POUR LA DÉTECTION DE NEUTRONS ET DE RAYONS GAMMA

(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

(30) Priority: 08.11.2013 IT MI20131862

(43) Date of publication of application:
14.09.2016 Bulletin 2016/37

(73) Proprietors:
  • Ansaldo Nucleare S.p.A.
    Genova (IT)
  • Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare
    00044 Frascati (IT)

(72) Inventors:
  • DE VITA, Raffaella
    I-00044 Frascati (IT)
  • AMBI, Francesca
    I-16152 Genova (IT)
  • FIRPO, Gabriele
    I-16152 Genova (IT)

(74) Representative: Cernuzzi, Daniele et al
Studio Torta S.p.A. Via Viotti, 9
10121 Torino
10121 Torino (IT)


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