Cerenkov electrooptic shutter
Abstract
A system which couples Cerenkov emission with a gated electrooptic effect to allow viewing of Cerenkov radiation in sub nanosecond time-scales is disclosed. Cerenkov radiation is generated by transmitting an electron beam through a transparent medium with a high index of refraction. The Cerenkov radiation is then gated into a sample pulse of subanosecond duration by an electrooptic crystal which has an index of refraction controlled by an electric field. the electrooptic crystal is opaque to the Cerenkov radiation until receiving a 6.0 kV voltage for about 750 picoseconds, upon which a pulsed sample of Cerenkov radiation is transmitted to a display system.
- Inventors:
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- Paris, FR
- Brookline, MA
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 866984
- Patent Number(s):
- 4835391
- Application Number:
- 07/068,977
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by Secretary of Air (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01T - MEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR OR X-RADIATION
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- cerenkov; electrooptic; shutter; couples; emission; gated; effect; allow; viewing; radiation; nanosecond; time-scales; disclosed; generated; transmitting; electron; beam; transparent; medium; index; refraction; sample; pulse; subanosecond; duration; crystal; controlled; electric; field; opaque; receiving; kv; voltage; 750; picoseconds; pulsed; transmitted; display; sample pulse; electric field; electron beam; cerenkov radiation; /250/359/
Citation Formats
Hartemann, Frederick, and Bekefi, George. Cerenkov electrooptic shutter. United States: N. p., 1989.
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Hartemann, Frederick, & Bekefi, George. Cerenkov electrooptic shutter. United States.
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"Cerenkov electrooptic shutter". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/866984.
@article{osti_866984,
title = {Cerenkov electrooptic shutter},
author = {Hartemann, Frederick and Bekefi, George},
abstractNote = {A system which couples Cerenkov emission with a gated electrooptic effect to allow viewing of Cerenkov radiation in sub nanosecond time-scales is disclosed. Cerenkov radiation is generated by transmitting an electron beam through a transparent medium with a high index of refraction. The Cerenkov radiation is then gated into a sample pulse of subanosecond duration by an electrooptic crystal which has an index of refraction controlled by an electric field. the electrooptic crystal is opaque to the Cerenkov radiation until receiving a 6.0 kV voltage for about 750 picoseconds, upon which a pulsed sample of Cerenkov radiation is transmitted to a display system.},
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journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue May 30 00:00:00 EDT 1989},
month = {Tue May 30 00:00:00 EDT 1989}
}
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