Radiation detector, trigger signal generator, and radiation analyzing system
AssigneeRigaku Corporation
InventorsYasutaka SAKUMA, Yasukazu NAKAYE, Takuto SAKUMURA
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Abstract
A radiation analyzing system capable of synchronizing an external circuit are provided includes a sensor for generating pulses when radiation particles are detected by exposure, a counter provided so that the pulse can be counted for each frame, a readout circuit for reading out a count value generated by the counter, a control circuit for controlling the exposure and the reading by a signal, and a trigger signal generating circuit for generating a trigger-out signal, when one or a series of predetermined number of frames in which a High or Low interval is set is represented as one unit frame, for specifying the set High and Low intervals, are comprised.
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A radiation detector for generating a trigger-out signal for synchronization with an external circuit, comprising:
- a sensor for generating pulses when radiation particles are detected by exposure,
- a counter provided so that the pulse can be counted for each frame,
- a readout circuit for reading out a count value generated by the counter,
- a control circuit for controlling the exposure and the readout by a signal, and
- a trigger signal generating circuit for generating a trigger-out signal, when one or a series of a predetermined number of frames in which a High or Low interval is set is represented as one unit frame, for specifying the set High and Low intervals.
A trigger signal generator, comprising:
- circuitry configured to
- generate a trigger-out signal for synchronizing an external circuit with a radiation detector for counting pulses generated when radiation particles are detected by exposure, for each frame, and
- generate the trigger-out signal, when one or a series of predetermined number of frames in which a High or Low interval is set is represented as one unit frame, for specifying the set High and Low intervals.
A radiation analyzing system for acquiring a radiation intensity distribution for each frame, comprising:
- a radiation detector including
- a sensor for generating pulses when radiation particles are detected by exposure,
- a counter provided so that the pulse can be counted for each frame,
- a readout circuit for reading out a count value generated by the counter,
- a control circuit for controlling the exposure and the readout by a signal, and
- a trigger signal generating circuit for generating a trigger-out signal, when one or a series of a predetermined number of frames in which a High or Low interval is set is represented as one unit frame, for specifying the set High and Low intervals;
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- a synchronization circuit operating in synchronization with the trigger-out signal generated by the radiation detector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.