Ultra-thin plasma panel radiation detector

Title: Ultra-thin plasma panel radiation detector

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An ultra-thin radiation detector includes a radiation detector gas chamber having at least one ultra-thin chamber window and an ultra-thin first substrate contained within the gas chamber. The detector further includes a second substrate generally parallel to and coupled to the first substrate and defining a gas gap between the first substrate and the second substrate. The detector further includes a discharge gas between the substrates and contained within the gas chamber, where the discharge gas is free to circulate within the gas chamber and between the first and second substrates at a given gas pressure. The detector further includes a first electrode coupled to one of the substrates and a second electrode electrically coupled to the first electrode. The detector further includes a first discharge event detector coupled to at least one of the electrodes for detecting a gas discharge counting event in the electrode.

Inventors:: Friedman, Peter S.

Issue Date:: 2018-05-08

OSTI Identifier:: 1440528

Assignee:: Integrated Sensors, LLC (Ottawa Hills, OH) CHO

Patent Number(s):: 9,964,651

Application Number:: 15/652,358

Contract Number:: SC0006204

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2017 Jul 18

Research Org:: Integrated Sensors, LLC, Ottawa Hills, OH (United States)

Sponsoring Org:: USDOE

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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