EP 0000271 B1 19811202 - CATHODE PLATE, POSITION SENSITIVE NEUTRAL PARTICLE SENSOR USING SUCH A CATHODE PLATE, SENSING SYSTEM AND CAMERA BOTH USING SUCH A SENSOR
Title (en)
CATHODE PLATE, POSITION SENSITIVE NEUTRAL PARTICLE SENSOR USING SUCH A CATHODE PLATE, SENSING SYSTEM AND CAMERA BOTH USING SUCH A SENSOR
Publication
Application
Priority
GB 2659677 A 19770624
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP0000271A1] A position-sensitive neutral particle sensor comprises two spaced parallel cathode arrays (10, 12), each comprising a plurality of metal strips (16, 20) arranged adjacent and edge to edge, the strips in one array being orthogonal to the strips in the other array, the metal of which the cathode arrays are formed being such that an incident neutral particle is converted to a fast electron which escapes from the cathode; and an anode array (14) between and parallel to the cathode arrays and comprising a plurality of spaced wires. When a neutral particle is converted by a cathode strip to a fast electron (34) an avalanche forms and its presence can be detected in one or more strips in each cathode, so that the orthogonal position is determined.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
H01J 47/06 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
H01J 47/06 (2013.01)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE FR NL
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0000271 A1 19790110; EP 0000271 B1 19811202; DE 2861396 D1 19820128; GB 1583571 A 19810128
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 78300075 A 19780623; DE 2861396 T 19780623; GB 2659677 A 19770624