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Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2018

Filed:

Apr. 19, 2017
Applicant:

Mirion Technologies (Canberra), Inc., Meriden, CT (US);

Inventors:

James Francis Colaresi, Portland, CT (US);

Kenneth Michael Yocum, Rocky Hill, CT (US);

Aderemi Sikiru Adekola, Farmington, CT (US);

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01T 1/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01T 1/241 (2013.01);
Abstract

A centroid contact radiation detector system/method providing for low capacitance and noise insensitivity is disclosed. The system incorporates a P-type/N-type bulk germanium volume (PGEV/NGEV) having an internal well cavity void (IWCV). The external NGEV surfaces incorporate an N+/P+ electrode and the surface of the IWCV incorporates a centrally located P+/N+ contact (CPPC). The IWCV surface is constructed and the CPPC is positioned within the IWCV so as to provide uniform symmetric field distribution within the PGEV/NGEV and improved noise immunity. The CPPC may be formed using point, reduced-area, medium-area, large-area, hemispherical, semi-hemispherical, and cylindrical annulus contact constructions. The PGEV/NGEV may be constructed using cylindrical, regular polyhedral, or spherical forms.


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