X-ray array detector
US6389102B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 29, 1999 |
| Grant date | May 14, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 29, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01T1/247
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Apparatus for X-ray analysis of a sample includes an X-ray source, which irradiates the sample, and an X-ray detector device, which receives X-rays from the sample responsive to the irradiation. The device includes an array of radiation-sensitive detectors, which generate electrical signals responsive to radiation photons incident thereon. Processing circuitry of the device includes a plurality of signal processing channels, each coupled to process the signals from a respective one of the detectors so as to generate an output dependent upon a rate of incidence of the photons on the respective detector and upon a distribution of the energy of the incident photons.
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