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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2012
Applicants:
Jeremy Flamanc, Dungis, FR;
Marie-virginie Ehrensperger, Paris, FR;
Michele Schiavoni, Paris, FR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Saint-Gobain Cristaux Et Detecteurs, Courbevoie, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01T 1/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01T 1/20 (2013.01); G01T 1/2018 (2013.01);
Abstract
A detector of ionizing radiation comprises a photodetector and a scintillator in the shape of truncated cone comprising a large base, a small base and a lateral surface, the large base of the scintillator being coupled to the photodetector, any half-angle at the apex of the cone being in the range between 5° and 35°, the lateral face being coated with a black coating. The detector in accordance with an embodiment can produce a very short pulse.