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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2005
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2004
Bruce Laprade, Holland, MA (US);
Ronald Starcher, Brookfield, MA (US);
Bruce Laprade, Holland, MA (US);
Ronald Starcher, Brookfield, MA (US);
Burle Technologies, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A replaceable, electronically-isolated, MCP-based spectrometer detector cartridge with enhanced sensitivity is disclosed. A mass detector is electro-optically isolated from a charge collector with an electron multiplier for converting a charged particle into a multiplicity of electrons and a scintillator for converting the multiplicity of electrons into a multiplicity of photons. A light sensor is provided to convert the multiplicity of photons back into electrons which are summed into a charge pulse. The light sensor is realized by any of a plurality of photo-responsive devices.