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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 31, 2015
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Peter Micah Sandvik, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Stanislav Ivanovich Soloviev, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Sergei Ivanovich Dolinsky, Clifton Park, NY (US);
James Jay McMahon, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Sabarni Palit, Guilderland, NY (US);
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A solid state photomultiplier includes at least one microcell configured to generate an initial analog signal when exposed to optical photons. The solid state photomultiplier further includes a quench circuit electrically coupled with the at least one microcell. The quench circuit includes at least one quench resistor configured to exhibit a substantially constant temperature coefficient of resistance over a selected temperature range.