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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2010
Kevin Paul Mcevoy, Ballston Spa, NY (US);
James Wilson Rose, Guilderland, NY (US);
Andrea Jeanne Howard, Albany, NY (US);
Michael James Palleschi, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Jonathan David Short, Saratoga Springs, NY (US);
Kevin Paul McEvoy, Ballston Spa, NY (US);
James Wilson Rose, Guilderland, NY (US);
Andrea Jeanne Howard, Albany, NY (US);
Michael James Palleschi, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Jonathan David Short, Saratoga Springs, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
A scintillator array and method for making the same are provided. The array comprises a bi-layer reflector further comprising a conformal smoothing layer and a mirror layer. The bi-layer reflector does not comprise an intervening reducing agent or adhesion layer and/or comprises aluminum. Further, the mirror layer may be deposited via gas phase metallization, allowing application to tightly confined spaces. A detector array comprising the scintillator array is also provided.