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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2005
Filed:
Nov. 24, 2003
David W. Sickenberger, Bel Air, MD (US);
Richard D. Sickenberger, Daytona Beach, FL (US);
David W. Sickenberger, Bel Air, MD (US);
Richard D. Sickenberger, Daytona Beach, FL (US);
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
The invention provides particle detectors and detection methods. A particle detector includes a spherical/ellipsoid shell comprising spherical and ellipsoid mirrors that define a focal point within an interior of the shell, a pair of opposing tubes passing through the spherical/ellipsoid shell and directed at the focal point for directing particles to the focal point, and a light source directed at the focal point for directing light at the particles to generate fluorescence from the particles at or near the focal point.