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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2007
Applicants:
Vincent Michael Contarino, Lusby, MD (US);
Pavlo Molchanov, Lexington Park, MD (US);
Inventors:
Vincent Michael Contarino, Lusby, MD (US);
Pavlo Molchanov, Lexington Park, MD (US);
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 43/04 (2006.01); H01J 40/16 (2006.01); H01J 40/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A large area hybrid photomultiplier tube that includes a photocathode for emitting photoelectrons in correspondence with incident light, a semiconductor device having an electron incident surface for receiving photoelectrons from the photocathode, and a cone shaped container. The container has a first opening and a second opening. The photocathode is disposed at the first opening, and the semiconductor device is disposed at the second opening.