High dynamic range detector with controllable photon flux functionality
US11656371B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 9, 2021 |
| Grant date | May 23, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 18, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01J49/025
- WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An ion detection system for detecting incident ions including an ion-to-electron converter for converting incident ions to secondary electrons, an accelerating assembly including at least one of an electric field and a magnetic field for acceleration and transfer of the secondary electrons to a scintillator, the scintillator for converting the accelerated secondary electrons to an initial flux of photons, a photon channeling assembly including a first photon channel and a second photon channel, wherein the photon channeling assembly is configured for separating the initial flux of photons into at least a first photon flux channeled into the first photon channel and a second photon flux channeled into the second photon channel, and at least one photodetector for detecting at least one of a first optical signal generated at the first photon channel, and a second optical signal generated at the second photon channel.
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