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US 2013/0200265 A1Published application
Scintillation detection device with an encapsulated scintillator
AssigneeSaint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics, Inc.
InventorsDaniel Meldrum, Jeremy Flamanc
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Abstract
A scintillation device is disclosed and can include a scintillator and a pliable encapsulating barrier completely surrounding the scintillator. The scintillation device can be used within a detector device. The detector device can include a housing and a photosensor within the housing. The scintillation device can be within the housing adjacent to the photosensor.
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A detector device, comprising:
- a photosensor;
- and
- a scintillation device adjacent to the photosensor, wherein the scintillation device comprises:
- a scintillator;
- and
- a pliable encapsulating barrier completely surrounding the scintillator.
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A scintillator device comprising:
- a scintillator;
- a reflector at least partially surrounding the scintillator;
- and
- an optically transparent encapsulating barrier completely surrounding a combination of the scintillator and the reflector.
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A detector device, comprising:
- a scintillator;
- a reflector at surrounding the scintillator wherein an end of the scintillator is not covered by reflector material;
- a window disposed on the end of the scintillator that is not covered by the reflector material;
- and
- an encapsulating barrier completely surrounding the combination of the scintillator and the reflector, wherein the encapsulating barrier is in contact with the side surfaces of the window.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.