Compact radiation detector

Derzon, Mark S.; Kay, Randolph R.; Galambos, Paul C.; Renzi, Ronald F.; Claus, Liam D.

Title: Compact radiation detector

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Apparatus for detecting radiation includes a sensor medium disposed within a cavity in a silicon-based substrate. An electrode arrangement is provided for collecting charge generated within the sensor medium by interactions with impinging radiation and drifted through the sensor medium. The electrode arrangement is constituted, in part, by a silicon portion of the substrate that is doped to increase its electrical conductivity and that defines part of the cavity wall.

Inventors:: Derzon, Mark S.; Kay, Randolph R.; Galambos, Paul C.; Renzi, Ronald F.; Claus, Liam D.

Issue Date:: 2020-04-14

Research Org.:: Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

OSTI Identifier:: 1650772

Patent Number(s):: 10620326

Application Number:: 15/920,113

Assignee:: National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC (Albuquerque, NM)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01T - MEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR OR X-RADIATION

G - PHYSICS G06 - COMPUTING G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL

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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01T - MEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR OR X-RADIATION
G01T3/08 - with semiconductor detectors
G01T3/008 - {using an ionisation chamber filled with a gas, liquid or solid, e.g. frozen liquid, dielectric

G - PHYSICS G06 - COMPUTING G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL
G06T15/00 - 3D [Three Dimensional] image rendering

G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01T - MEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR OR X-RADIATION
G01T3/06 - with scintillation detectors

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DOE Contract Number:: NA0003525

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 03/13/2018

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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