Radiation detector and method
US9645256B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 27, 2014 |
| Grant date | May 9, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 27, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01T1/185
- WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Disclosed is a radiation detector, comprising a chamber or cavity that produces charge carriers when radiation is incident thereon. The chamber is defined in part by a deformable plate along one side of the chamber or cavity; and a rigid plate spaced and electrically insulated from the deformable plate. A charging voltage source is present for applying a voltage to the deformable plate; such that wherein the deformable plate is attracted toward the rigid plate by electrostatic forces when charged by the charging voltage source, and moves away from the rigid plate when charge carriers produced in the chamber or cavity by incident radiation reduce the electrostatic forces between the deformable and rigid plates.
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