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Shutter assembly for x-ray detection

US11577320B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

THERMO ELECTRON SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS LLC · US

Inventors

Justin Morrow · Hillsboro, US
Steven J. Foote · Middleton, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 9, 2021
Grant date	Feb 14, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 6, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01N2223/317
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An embodiment of a shutter assembly is described that comprises a support structure with a number of stations and operatively coupled to a motor configured to translate each of the stations to a position in front of a detector, wherein a first station comprises a first aperture, a first charged particle filter, and a first window; and a second station comprises a second aperture larger than the first aperture, a second charged particle filter, and a second window thinner than the first window.

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