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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2013
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Sergei Ivanovich Dolinsky, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Jianjun Guo, Ballston Spa, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01T 1/24 (2006.01); G01J 1/44 (2006.01); G01T 1/20 (2006.01); H01L 31/10 (2006.01); H01L 31/11 (2006.01); G01T 1/208 (2006.01); H01L 31/102 (2006.01); H01L 31/115 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01T 1/248 (2013.01); G01J 1/44 (2013.01); G01T 1/2006 (2013.01); G01T 1/208 (2013.01); G01T 1/247 (2013.01); G01T 1/249 (2013.01); H01L 31/102 (2013.01); H01L 31/115 (2013.01); G01J 2001/4466 (2013.01);
Abstract
Photomultipliers are disclosed which comprise circuitry for detecting photo electric events and generating short digital pulses in response. In one embodiment, the photomultipliers comprise solid state photomultipliers having an array of microcells. The microcells, in one embodiment, in response to incident photons, generate a digital pulse signal having a duration of about 2 ns or less.