Multiple-mode radiation detector
US9116249B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 27, 2014 |
| Grant date | Aug 25, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 27, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01T3/08
- WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An apparatus for detecting radiation is provided. In embodiments, at least one sensor medium is provided, of a kind that interacts with radiation to generate photons and/or charge carriers. The apparatus also includes at least one electrode arrangement configured to collect radiation-generated charge from a sensor medium that has been provided. The apparatus also includes at least one photodetector configured to produce an electrical output in response to photons generated by radiation in such a sensor medium, and an electronic circuit configured to produce an output that is jointly responsive to the collected charge and to the photodetector output. At least one such electrode arrangement, at least one such photodetector, and at least one such sensor medium are combined to form an integral unit.
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