Abstract: A device (10) for detecting highly energetic photons, comprising one or more pixelated solid-state detectors (11) for detecting the highly energetic photons; means for providing a high voltage for polarizing said solid-state detectors; one or more pixelated readout elements (30), a readout element being connected to each of said one or more pixelated solid-state detectors (11); an input/output element (12) connected to said readout elements (30) for data input and output; and a base layer (13) for mounting the pixelated solid-state detectors (11), the readout elements (30) and the input/output element (12).
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 9, 2009
Date of Patent:
July 30, 2013
Assignees:
Institut de Fisica d'Altes Energies and X-Ray Imatek, S.L., Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas
Inventors:
Mokhtar Chmeissani Raad, José M. Álvarez Pastor, Carlos Sánchez Sánchez
Abstract: A device (10) for detecting highly energetic photons, comprising one or more pixelated solid-state detectors (11) for detecting the highly energetic photons; means for providing a high voltage for polarizing said solid-state detectors; one or more pixelated readout elements (30), a readout element being connected to each of said one or more pixelated solid-state detectors (11); an input/output element (12) connected to said readout elements (30) for data input and output; and a base layer (13) for mounting the pixelated solid-state detectors (11), the readout elements (30) and the input/output element (12).
Type:
Application
Filed:
September 9, 2009
Publication date:
October 20, 2011
Applicants:
INSTITUT DE FISICA D'ALTES ENERGIES, X-RAY IMATEK, S.L, CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS
Inventors:
Mokhtar Chmeissani Raad, José M. Álvarez Pastor, Carlos Sanchez Sanchez