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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2000
Filed:
Nov. 26, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
David M Hoffman, New Berlin, WI (US);
Hui David He, Waukesha, WI (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01T / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2504831 ; 250368 ; 250367 ; 378 19 ;
Abstract
A multi-layer scintillator having a first and a second layer of scintillation material. In one embodiment, the scintillator first layer has fast scintillation characteristics and the second layer has a higher transparency than the first layer. The two scintillating layers are bonded together so that a light signal is transferred from the first layer to the second layer and the second layer to a photodiode adjacent the second layer. The specific scintillating materials are selected to achieve the desired characteristics of the scintillator.