Detector and energy analyzer for energetic-hydrogen in beams and plasmas
Abstract
A detector for detecting energetic hydrogen ions and atoms ranging in energy from about 1 eV up to 1 keV in an evacuated environment includes a Schottky diode with a palladium or palladium-alloy gate metal applied to a silicondioxide layer on an n-silicon substrate. An array of the energetic-hydrogen detectors having a range of energy sensitivities form a plasma energy analyzer having a rapid response time and a sensitivity for measuring fluxes of energetic hydrogen. The detector is sensitive to hydrogen and its isotopes but is insensitive to non-hydrogenic particles. The array of energetic-hydrogen detectors can be formed on a single silicon chip, with thin-film layers of gold metal applied in various thicknesses to successive detectors in the array. The gold layers serve as particle energy-filters so that each detector is sensitive to a different range of hydrogen energies.
- Inventors:
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- Livermore, CA
- Albuquerque, NM
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- AT&T
- OSTI Identifier:
- 866762
- Patent Number(s):
- 4782302
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01T - MEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR OR X-RADIATION
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-76DP00789
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- detector; energy; analyzer; energetic-hydrogen; beams; plasmas; detecting; energetic; hydrogen; atoms; ranging; kev; evacuated; environment; schottky; diode; palladium; palladium-alloy; gate; metal; applied; silicondioxide; layer; n-silicon; substrate; array; detectors; range; sensitivities; form; plasma; rapid; response; time; sensitivity; measuring; fluxes; sensitive; isotopes; insensitive; non-hydrogenic; particles; formed; single; silicon; chip; thin-film; layers; gold; various; thicknesses; successive; serve; particle; energy-filters; energies; particle energy; thin-film layer; film layers; silicon substrate; oxide layer; response time; film layer; rapid response; gate metal; schottky diode; plasma energy; hydrogen detector; evacuated environment; dioxide layer; /324/257/
Citation Formats
Bastasz, Robert J, Hughes, Robert C, and Wampler, William R. Detector and energy analyzer for energetic-hydrogen in beams and plasmas. United States: N. p., 1988.
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Bastasz, Robert J, Hughes, Robert C, & Wampler, William R. Detector and energy analyzer for energetic-hydrogen in beams and plasmas. United States.
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"Detector and energy analyzer for energetic-hydrogen in beams and plasmas". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/866762.
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title = {Detector and energy analyzer for energetic-hydrogen in beams and plasmas},
author = {Bastasz, Robert J and Hughes, Robert C and Wampler, William R},
abstractNote = {A detector for detecting energetic hydrogen ions and atoms ranging in energy from about 1 eV up to 1 keV in an evacuated environment includes a Schottky diode with a palladium or palladium-alloy gate metal applied to a silicondioxide layer on an n-silicon substrate. An array of the energetic-hydrogen detectors having a range of energy sensitivities form a plasma energy analyzer having a rapid response time and a sensitivity for measuring fluxes of energetic hydrogen. The detector is sensitive to hydrogen and its isotopes but is insensitive to non-hydrogenic particles. The array of energetic-hydrogen detectors can be formed on a single silicon chip, with thin-film layers of gold metal applied in various thicknesses to successive detectors in the array. The gold layers serve as particle energy-filters so that each detector is sensitive to a different range of hydrogen energies.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1988},
month = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1988}
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