Abstract:
A method of making an electron emissive material using combinatorial chemistry techniques is provided. The method includes providing a plurality of pixels of the electron emissive material, each pixel having at least one different characteristic from any other one of the plurality of pixels, and measuring at least one property of each pixel. The measurement may include a measurement of the electron emissive material work function using a Kelvin probe or other work function measurement systems.
Abstract:
A water purifying filter and method for fabricating the same are disclosed. The water purifying filter includes a support substrate, a pattern formed on the support substrate to have at least one hole, membrane protein of an aquaporin group coated on the pattern and a protective layer formed on polymer pattern having the membrane protein coated thereon.
Abstract:
A structure includes a substrate and a metallized carbon nano-structure extending from a portion of the substrate. In a method of making a metallized carbon nanostructure, at least one carbon structure formed on a substrate is placed in a furnace. A metallic vapor is applied to the carbon nanostructure at a preselected temperature for a preselected period of time so that a metallized nanostructure.
Abstract:
A structure includes a substrate and a metallized carbon nano-structure extending from a portion of the substrate. In a method of making a metallized carbon nanostructure, at least one carbon structure formed on a substrate is placed in a furnace. A metallic vapor is applied to the carbon nanostructure at a preselected temperature for a preselected period of time so that a metallized nanostructure forms about the carbon nanostructure.
Abstract:
A method and system for an automatic exposure control (AEC) arrangement for a matrix-addressed imaging panel having an array of sensors including use of localized regions of the imaging panel exhibiting capacitive coupling. In one embodiment, the matrix-addressed imaging panel includes one or more AEC electrode receptive field regions that provide a signal representative of exposure specific, respective AEC electrode receptive field regions. Additionally, in another embodiment, the imaging array includes data line signal monitoring regions in which capacitive coupling between electrodes in radiation sensors adjacent to the data line are read and processed to provide and AEC signal. In another embodiment, the imaging array includes both AEC electrode filed receptive regions and data line signal monitoring regions that are coupled to an AEC controller for control of the radiation source for the imaging array.
Abstract:
A method for energy dependent imaging of a region of interest includes the step of exposing an X-ray detector to X-ray photons during an examination period, and separating the X-ray photons into two groups, those with energies above a selected energy threshold, and those with energies below a selected energy threshold. The X-ray photons with energy above the threshold are counted to provide a first energy photon count, while the X-ray photons with energy below the threshold are counted to provide a second energy photon count. The method stores the first energy photon count and the second energy photon count in a memory as examination data, and produces an image by applying an image processing technique to the examination data.
Abstract:
A fiber optic scintillator includes, for example, a first plurality of radiation absorbing elements comprising a scintillating material for converting radiation into light and a second plurality of radiation absorbing elements interspersed among the first plurality of radiation absorbing elements. The first plurality of radiation absorbing elements has a first radiation absorption efficiency. The second plurality of radiation absorbing elements has a second radiation absorption efficiency and an effective atomic number greater than about 50. The second radiation absorption efficiency is greater than said first radiation absorption efficiency. A scintillator forming method provides a bundle of the second plurality of radiation absorbing elements interspersed among the first plurality of radiation absorbing elements by drawing the bundle, The drawn bundle is cut into a plurality of sections. The plurality of sections are assembled to form the scintillator having an array of parallel first and second radiation absorbing elements.
Abstract:
A detector (20) for high voltage x-rays includes a plurality of sensor elements (22) with each sensor element being aligned along a respective focal axis (25) with respect to a high voltage x-ray source (24). A fiber optic scintillator (34) is optically coupled to each of said sensor elements and is disposed to receive incident x-ray radiation passing from the object to be imaged. Optical fibers of the scintillator are positioned such that their optical axes are perpendicular to incident x-rays. Each sensor element has a length along the focal axis sufficiently long for the fibers to absorb substantially all incident x-rays. Each sensor element comprises an array of amorphous silicon photosensors disposed to detect light generated by the scintillator.
Abstract:
A structure includes a substrate and a metallized carbon nano-structure extending from a portion of the substrate. In a method of making a metallized carbon nanostructure, at least one carbon structure formed on a substrate is placed in a furnace. A metallic vapor is applied to the carbon nanostructure at a preselected temperature for a preselected period of time so that a metallized nanostructure
Abstract:
A lighting system that includes a lamp and a control circuit configured to apply signals to the lamp in pulsed mode operation. The lamp may employ ferroelectric ceramic cathodes to enhance life of the lamp when used with the pulsed mode drive circuitry. The drive circuitry applies signals within a desired frequency range to lower input power while providing enhance output within a desired wavelength band, such as 365 nm to make use of an afterglow regime from an emissive medium within the lamp.