High-energy detector

Bolotnikov, Aleksey E; Camarda, Giuseppe; Cui, Yonggang; James, Ralph B

High-energy detector

Patent · Tue Nov 22 04:00:00 EST 2011

OSTI ID:1032874

Bolotnikov, Aleksey E ^[1]; Camarda, Giuseppe ^[2]; Cui, Yonggang ^[3]; James, Ralph B ^[4]

South Setauket, NY
Farmingville, NY
Upton, NY
Ridge, NY

The preferred embodiments are directed to a high-energy detector that is electrically shielded using an anode, a cathode, and a conducting shield to substantially reduce or eliminate electrically unshielded area. The anode and the cathode are disposed at opposite ends of the detector and the conducting shield substantially surrounds at least a portion of the longitudinal surface of the detector. The conducting shield extends longitudinally to the anode end of the detector and substantially surrounds at least a portion of the detector. Signals read from one or more of the anode, cathode, and conducting shield can be used to determine the number of electrons that are liberated as a result of high-energy particles impinge on the detector. A correction technique can be implemented to correct for liberated electron that become trapped to improve the energy resolution of the high-energy detectors disclosed herein.

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Research Organization:: Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

DOE Contract Number:: AC02-98CH10886

Assignee:: Brookhaven Science Associates, LLC (Upton, NY)

Patent Number(s):: 8,063,378

Application Number:: 12/056,655

OSTI ID:: 1032874

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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