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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Dale M. Brown, Schenectady, NY (US);
Donald T. McGrath, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Charles David Greskovich, Schenectady, NY (US);
Robert Joseph Lyons, Burnt Hills, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 3/1302 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 3/1302 ;
Abstract
A radiation detector includes: a scintillator which produces UV photons in response to receiving radiation from a radiation producing source; and, a wide bandgap semiconductor device sensitive to the UV photons produced by the scintillator. The semiconductor device produces an electric signal as a function of the amount of UV photons incident thereon. Preferably, the electric signal is then measure, recorded and/or otherwise analyzed.