Magnetic photomultiplier tube system

    公开(公告)号:US11493383B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-08

    申请号:US16792263

    申请日:2020-02-16

    Abstract: A magnetic photomultiplier tube (PMT) system, including a PMT. The PMT including a photocathode for converting an impinging photon to a photoelectron, an anode, and at least two or a series of oppositely facing pairs of dynodes, wherein each pair is spaced apart from an adjacent pair, a first electric field being generated intermediate at least one pair of oppositely facing dynodes and a second electric field generated intermediate at least one adjacent pairs of dynodes. The PMT system includes a magnetic field generated by a magnetic system, the PMT being positioned within the magnetic field.

    High dynamic range detector with controllable photon flux functionality

    公开(公告)号:US11656371B1

    公开(公告)日:2023-05-23

    申请号:US17342636

    申请日:2021-06-09

    CPC classification number: G01T1/20185

    Abstract: An ion detection system for detecting incident ions including an ion-to-electron converter for converting incident ions to secondary electrons, an accelerating assembly including at least one of an electric field and a magnetic field for acceleration and transfer of the secondary electrons to a scintillator, the scintillator for converting the accelerated secondary electrons to an initial flux of photons, a photon channeling assembly including a first photon channel and a second photon channel, wherein the photon channeling assembly is configured for separating the initial flux of photons into at least a first photon flux channeled into the first photon channel and a second photon flux channeled into the second photon channel, and at least one photodetector for detecting at least one of a first optical signal generated at the first photon channel, and a second optical signal generated at the second photon channel.

    Ion detection systems
    3.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11587776B1

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-21

    申请号:US16888850

    申请日:2020-06-01

    Abstract: An ion detection system comprising an upper plate configured for propagation of ions therethrough, a lower plate comprising a converter configured for converting ions impinging thereon to secondary electrons, a secondary electron multiplication assembly configured for receiving the secondary electrons and comprising at least one or optionally a series of oppositely facing pairs of dynodes, wherein in the optional series of oppositely facing pairs of dynodes, each pair is spaced apart from an adjacent pair, and wherein a first electric field is created in between the oppositely facing pair of dynodes. A magnetic system is provided for generating a magnetic field.

    Light sensor assembly in a vacuum environment

    公开(公告)号:US11536604B1

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-27

    申请号:US16888856

    申请日:2020-06-01

    Abstract: An in-vacuum light sensor system, including a light sensor assembly comprising a photocathode configured for converting an impinging photon to a photoelectron, a semiconductor diode configured for multiplying the photoelectron impinging thereon, and a housing including vacuum-compatible materials configured for being placed in a vacuum chamber. The housing is configured for housing the photocathode and the semiconductor diode and for propagation of the photoelectron from the photocathode to the semiconductor diode. An electrical biasing subassembly is configured for electrically biasing at least the photocathode and the semiconductor diode, and the vacuum chamber is configured for positioning the light sensor apparatus therein.

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