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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2012
Applicants:
Zilu Zhou, Needham, MA (US);
Joel Lee Groves, Leonia, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Zilu Zhou, Needham, MA (US);
Joel Lee Groves, Leonia, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05G 1/30 (2006.01); H01J 35/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 35/08 (2013.01); H01J 2235/086 (2013.01);
Abstract
Illustrative embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to devices and methods for X-ray monitoring. Various embodiments of the present disclosure use a target that incorporates a monitor layer. The monitor layer is disposed adjacent to a target layer so that electrons that pass through the target layer enter the monitor layer. As electrons enter the monitor layer, electrical charge is generated within the monitor layer. This electrical charge is measured and used to determine a characteristic of the X-ray generation within the target layer.