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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2004
Filed:
May. 03, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
R. Gregory Downing, Niskayuna, NY (US);
W. Bruce Feller, Tolland, CT (US);
Paul L. White, Sturbridge, MA (US);
P. Brian White, Palmer, MA (US);
Assignee:
Nova Scientific, Inc., Sturbridge, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 4/300 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 4/300 ;
Abstract
An electron multiplier includes a plate having a plurality of interconnected particles, e.g., fibers, having electron-emissive surfaces. The particles may include a neutron-sensitive and/or neutron reactive material, such as Li, B, Gd, Gd, —and/or hydrogenous compounds, in excess of their natural abundance. The particles may include an X-ray sensitive and/or X-ray reactive material, such as Pb.