Mercuric iodide light detector and related method
Abstract
Apparatus and method for detecting light involve applying a substantially uniform electrical potential difference between first and second spaced surfaces of a body of mercuric iodide, exposing the first surface to light and measuring an electrical current passed through the body in response to the light. The mercuric iodide may be substantially monocrystalline and the potential may be applied between a substantially transparent conductive layer at the first surface and a second conductive layer at the second surface. In a preferred embodiment, the detector is coupled to a scintillator for passage of light to the mercuric iodide in response to ionizing radiation incident on the scintillator.
- Inventors:
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- Los Angeles, CA
- Culver City, CA
- Santa Barbara, CA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 865995
- Patent Number(s):
- 4613756
- Assignee:
- University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01T - MEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR OR X-RADIATION
H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01L - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
- DOE Contract Number:
- AT03-76EV72031
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- mercuric; iodide; light; detector; related; method; apparatus; detecting; involve; applying; substantially; uniform; electrical; potential; difference; spaced; surfaces; exposing; surface; measuring; current; passed; response; monocrystalline; applied; transparent; conductive; layer; preferred; embodiment; coupled; scintillator; passage; ionizing; radiation; incident; related method; substantially transparent; potential difference; electrical potential; preferred embodiment; substantially uniform; electrical current; ionizing radiation; conductive layer; radiation incident; light detector; transparent conductive; mercuric iodide; detecting light; current passed; uniform electrical; uniform electric; form electrical; current pass; /250/
Citation Formats
Iwanczyk, Jan S, Barton, Jeff B, Dabrowski, Andrzej J, and Schnepple, Wayne F. Mercuric iodide light detector and related method. United States: N. p., 1986.
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Iwanczyk, Jan S, Barton, Jeff B, Dabrowski, Andrzej J, & Schnepple, Wayne F. Mercuric iodide light detector and related method. United States.
Iwanczyk, Jan S, Barton, Jeff B, Dabrowski, Andrzej J, and Schnepple, Wayne F. Wed .
"Mercuric iodide light detector and related method". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/865995.
@article{osti_865995,
title = {Mercuric iodide light detector and related method},
author = {Iwanczyk, Jan S and Barton, Jeff B and Dabrowski, Andrzej J and Schnepple, Wayne F},
abstractNote = {Apparatus and method for detecting light involve applying a substantially uniform electrical potential difference between first and second spaced surfaces of a body of mercuric iodide, exposing the first surface to light and measuring an electrical current passed through the body in response to the light. The mercuric iodide may be substantially monocrystalline and the potential may be applied between a substantially transparent conductive layer at the first surface and a second conductive layer at the second surface. In a preferred embodiment, the detector is coupled to a scintillator for passage of light to the mercuric iodide in response to ionizing radiation incident on the scintillator.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1986},
month = {Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1986}
}
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