Bubble Technology Industries Inc. Chalk River
Compact Canadian Neutron Spectrometer — Bubble Technology Industries proposes the conception of a miniaturized neutron detector for the radiological protection of astronauts. The neutron spectrometer will use two enabling technologies to produce a compact, low-power system: scintillator detector materials that fluoresce when struck by high-energy neutrons, and silicon photomultipliers that will detect the light emitted by the scintillator detectors. The application of these two technologies will allow high detection efficiency, as well as an improved ability to differentiate between neutron radiation from other of types of radiation found in space.