Photomultiplier tube particle positioner
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsMarco Acosta Rodriguez, Carl Edward Erikson, Marshall Gordon Jones, Angel Luis Ortiz, Jr., Walter Whipple, III
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Abstract
An apparatus is provided for resiliently mounting a photomultiplier tube. The tube is sequentially tapped to move a debris particle therein. The tube is initially inclined for moving the particle to a staging site. The tube may then be re-oriented horizontally for moving the debris particle from the staging site to a target site for subsequent laser blasting thereof.
Claims32
A method of positioning a debris particle inside a photomultiplier tube including a plurality of dynodes electrically joined to corresponding leads, comprising:
- resiliently mounting said tube;
- and
- sequentially tapping said resiliently mounted tube to move said particle to a staging site therein spaced from said dynodes.
An apparatus for positioning a debris particle inside a photomultiplier tube including a plurality of dynodes electrically joined to corresponding leads, comprising:
- means for resiliently mounting said tube;
- and
- means for sequentially tapping said resiliently mounted tube to move said particle to a staging site therein spaced from said dynodes.
An apparatus for positioning a debris particle inside a photomultiplier tube including a plurality of dynodes electrically joined to corresponding leads, comprising:
- a protective cap configured to engage pins protruding from a base end of said tube;
- a plurality of spring mounts for resiliently mounting said tube;
- and
- a plurality of tappers for sequentially tapping said resiliently mounted tube to move said particle to a staging site inside said tube spaced from said dynodes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.