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US 2006/0131589 A1Published application
Boron carbide particle detectors
OwnerAnthony Caruso, Peter Dowben +1inventors
InventorsAnthony Caruso, Peter Dowben, Jennifer Brand
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Abstract
Boron carbide heteroisomer semiconductor devices are used as particle detectors. The boron carbide semiconductor devices produce electric current in response to incident particles, such as alpha particles, neutrons, or photons.
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A particle detector, comprising:
- a boron carbide semiconductor device having at least one heteroisomer junction;
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- an electrical connector for transmitting a signal generated by the boron carbide semiconductor device.
A particle detector, comprising:
- a plurality of boron carbide semiconductor devices, each boron carbide device having at least one heteroisomer junction;
- one or more electrical connections to each boron carbide device for connecting each boron carbide device to at least one other boron carbide device;
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- at least one electrical connector for transmitting a signal generated by one or more of the boron carbide semiconductor devices.
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