Global Patent Index - EP 0948803 B1

EP 0948803 B1 20061108 - RADIATION DETECTOR OF VERY HIGH PERFORMANCE.

Title (en)

RADIATION DETECTOR OF VERY HIGH PERFORMANCE.

Title (de)

STRAHLUNGSDETEKTOR SEHR HOHER LEISTUNG

Title (fr)

DETECTEUR DE RAYONNEMENTS A TRES HAUTE PERFORMANCE

Publication

EP 0948803 B1 20061108 (EN)

Application

EP 98956848 A 19981016

Priority

  • EP 9806569 W 19981016
  • US 95612897 A 19971022
  • US 15004698 A 19980909

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9921211A1] A radiation detector in which primary electrons are released into a gas by ionizing radiations and drifted through an electric field (E) to a collecting electrode (CE) for detection. It further includes a gas electron multiplier (10, 11, 12) formed by one or several matrices of electric field condensing areas (1i) which are distributed within a solid surface perpendicular to the electric field. Each electric field condensing area consists of a tiny hole passing through the solid surface that forms a dipole adapted to produce a local electric field amplitude enhancement proper to generate an electron avalanche from one primary electron. The gas electron multiplier operates thus as an amplifier or a preamplifier within a host radiation detector.

IPC 8 full level

G01T 1/18 (2006.01); H01J 47/00 (2006.01); H01J 29/46 (2006.01); H01J 31/49 (2006.01); H01J 47/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H01J 47/02 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9921211 A1 19990429; AT E344974 T1 20061115; CA 2275159 A1 19990429; CA 2275159 C 20070814; DE 69836373 D1 20061221; DE 69836373 T2 20071011; EP 0948803 A1 19991013; EP 0948803 B1 20061108; ES 2277395 T3 20070701; JP 2001508935 A 20010703; JP 4264984 B2 20090520

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 9806569 W 19981016; AT 98956848 T 19981016; CA 2275159 A 19981016; DE 69836373 T 19981016; EP 98956848 A 19981016; ES 98956848 T 19981016; JP 52315999 A 19981016