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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2008
Aleksey E. Bolotnikov, South Setauket, NY (US);
Giuseppe Camarda, Farmingville, NY (US);
Yonggang Cui, Upton, NY (US);
Ralph B. James, Ridge, NY (US);
Aleksey E. Bolotnikov, South Setauket, NY (US);
Giuseppe Camarda, Farmingville, NY (US);
Yonggang Cui, Upton, NY (US);
Ralph B. James, Ridge, NY (US);
Brookhaven Science Associates, LLC, Upton, NY (US);
Abstract
The preferred embodiments are directed to a high-energy detector that is electrically shielded using an anode, a cathode, and a conducting shield to substantially reduce or eliminate electrically unshielded area. The anode and the cathode are disposed at opposite ends of the detector and the conducting shield substantially surrounds at least a portion of the longitudinal surface of the detector. The conducting shield extends longitudinally to the anode end of the detector and substantially surrounds at least a portion of the detector. Signals read from one or more of the anode, cathode, and conducting shield can be used to determine the number of electrons that are liberated as a result of high-energy particles impinge on the detector. A correction technique can be implemented to correct for liberated electron that become trapped to improve the energy resolution of the high-energy detectors disclosed herein.