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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2010
Dan Wesley Chilcott, Buchanan, VA (US);
William J. Baney, Roanoke, VA (US);
John Richard Troxell, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Dan Wesley Chilcott, Buchanan, VA (US);
William J. Baney, Roanoke, VA (US);
John Richard Troxell, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Exelis, Inc., McLean, VA (US);
Abstract
Charged particle sensing devices and methods of forming charged particle sensing devices are provided. The charged particle sensing device includes a source of charged particles, a plurality of collector electrodes for receiving a first portion of the charged particles and a grid formed around and spaced apart from the plurality of collector electrodes. The grid receives a second portion of the charged particles and directs backscattered charged particles, generated responsive to the second portion, to adjacent collector electrodes.