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US 8,803,097 B2Granted
Radiation detector device having a plurality of boot sections
AssigneeSaint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics, Inc.
InventorJeffrey D. Hunt
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Abstract
A scintillation device includes a scintillator body and a plurality of boot sections spaced apart from each other by at least one gap. Each of the plurality of boot sections substantially surrounds a portion of the scintillator body and wherein the plurality of boot sections are characterized by a total length that is less than a length of the scintillator body.
Claims20
A radiation detector device, comprising:
- a scintillator body;
- a plurality of boot sections spaced apart from each other by at least one gap, wherein:
- each of the plurality of boot sections substantially surrounds a portion of the scintillator body;
- the plurality of boot sections are characterized by a total length that is less than a length of the scintillator body;
- and
- the plurality of boot sections comprise a polymer that acts as a shock absorber,
- a photosensor optically coupled to the scintillator body;
- and
- electronics coupled to the photosensor, wherein the electronics include an amplifier, a pre-amplifier, a discriminator, a photon counter, an analog-to-digital convertor, or any combination thereof,
- wherein the radiation detector device is configured to be part of a drilling apparatus.
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A radiation detector device, comprising:
- a photosensor;
- electronics coupled to the photosensor, wherein the electronics include an amplifier, a pre-amplifier, a discriminator, a photon counter, an analog-to-digital convertor, or any combination thereof;
- and
- a scintillation device coupled to the photosensor, the scintillation device including:
- a scintillator body having a proximal end proximal to the photosensor and a distal end distal from the photosensor;
- and
- a first boot section and a second boot section spaced apart from each other by a gap, wherein:
- each boot section substantially surrounds a portion of the scintillator body;
- and
- the first boot section and the second boot section comprise a bakeless material wherein the first and second boot sections are configured to act as shock absorbers,
- wherein the radiation device is configured to be part of a drilling apparatus.
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A radiation detector device comprising:
- a photosensor;
- and
- a scintillation device coupled to the photosensor, the scintillation device including:
- a scintillator body having a proximal end proximal to the photosensor and a distal end distal from the photosensor;
- and
- a first boot section and a second boot section spaced apart from each other by a gap, wherein:
- each boot section substantially surrounds a portion of the scintillator body;
- the first boot section is adapted to apply a first compressive force to the scintillator body and the second boot section is adapted to apply a second compressive force to the scintillator body;
- and
- the first compressive force is lower than the second compressive force.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.