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X-ray detector shape

US6437337B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJul 31, 1997
Grant dateAug 20, 2002
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Expiry dateJul 31, 2017

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01J2237/2442
  • WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A solid state x-ray detector crystal has a body having a front face for receiving incident x-rays. The front face is oblong. A housing about the detector crystal is also oblong. The resulting detector unit fits farther into the gap between the pole pieces of an electron microscope.

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