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High resolution position sensitive detector

US5099128A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 17, 1989
Grant dateMar 24, 1992
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 17, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61N2005/1054
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A high spatial resolution gamma ray detector employs layers of scintillators, microchannel photomultipliers and sensors arrays of anodes to provide real time imaging of nuclear sources. Specific embodiments include a camera for detecting nuclear weapons within opaque containers and a device for discriminating exoatmospheric reentry vehicles from decoys.

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