Photon collimation apparatus, methods, and systems
US10288749B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 1, 2015 |
| Grant date | May 14, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 1, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG21K1/02
- WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
In some embodiments, an apparatus and a system, as well as a method and an article, may operate to receive photons at inner surfaces of an array of tubes forming a columnar structure, the tubes including a material with substantially high density, wherein longitudinal axes of the tubes are substantially parallel. Further activities include directing the photons within the columnar structure to a position-sensitive detector to measure the photons, wherein the position-sensitive detector is divided into an array of pixels, and wherein individual ones of the tubes in the array of tubes maintain a fixed mechanical arrangement with individual ones of the array of pixels, to provide collimation of the photons from a first end of the tubes to a second end of the tubes coupled to the position-sensitive detector. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are described.
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