Modular multi-element high energy particle detector
Abstract
Multi-element high energy particle detector modules comprise a planar heavy metal carrier of tungsten alloy with planar detector units uniformly distributed over one planar surface. The detector units are secured to the heavy metal carrier by electrically conductive adhesive so that the carrier serves as a common ground. The other surface of each planar detector unit is electrically connected to a feedthrough electrical terminal extending through the carrier for front or rear readout. The feedthrough electrical terminals comprise sockets at one face of the carrier and mating pins projecting from the other face, so that any number of modules may be plugged together to create a stack of modules of any desired number of radiation lengths. The detector units each comprise four, preferably rectangular, p-i-n diode chips arranged around the associated feedthrough terminal to form a square detector unit providing at least 90% detector element coverage of the carrier. Integral spacers projecting from the carriers extend at least partially along the boundaries between detector units to space the p-i-n diode chips from adjacent carriers in a stack. The spacers along the perimeters of the modules are one-half the width of the interior spacers so that when stacks of modules aremore »
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Microtronics Assoc
- OSTI Identifier:
- 7266397
- Patent Number(s):
- 4891522
- Application Number:
- PPN: US 7-255729
- Assignee:
- Microtronics Associates, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC01-84ER80118
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 11 Oct 1988
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; PARTICLE IDENTIFICATION; RADIATION DETECTORS; DESIGN; ADHESIVES; ELECTRIC CONDUCTORS; ELECTRIC GROUNDS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; READOUT SYSTEMS; SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; 440104* - Radiation Instrumentation- High Energy Physics Instrumentation
Citation Formats
Coon, D D, and Elliott, J P. Modular multi-element high energy particle detector. United States: N. p., 1990.
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Coon, D D, & Elliott, J P. Modular multi-element high energy particle detector. United States.
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"Modular multi-element high energy particle detector". United States.
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title = {Modular multi-element high energy particle detector},
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abstractNote = {Multi-element high energy particle detector modules comprise a planar heavy metal carrier of tungsten alloy with planar detector units uniformly distributed over one planar surface. The detector units are secured to the heavy metal carrier by electrically conductive adhesive so that the carrier serves as a common ground. The other surface of each planar detector unit is electrically connected to a feedthrough electrical terminal extending through the carrier for front or rear readout. The feedthrough electrical terminals comprise sockets at one face of the carrier and mating pins projecting from the other face, so that any number of modules may be plugged together to create a stack of modules of any desired number of radiation lengths. The detector units each comprise four, preferably rectangular, p-i-n diode chips arranged around the associated feedthrough terminal to form a square detector unit providing at least 90% detector element coverage of the carrier. Integral spacers projecting from the carriers extend at least partially along the boundaries between detector units to space the p-i-n diode chips from adjacent carriers in a stack. The spacers along the perimeters of the modules are one-half the width of the interior spacers so that when stacks of modules are arranged side by side to form a large array of any size or shape, distribution of the detector units is uniform over the entire array. 5 figs.},
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