Patent ID: 9007784
Filing Date: 2015-04-14
Classification: B81C,H01J,H01L

Abstract:
1. A device for self-aligning mounting and affixing of a microchannel plate in a micro system, comprising: at least one conductive spring structure, formed to accept a microchannel plate, for aligning, fixing and making electrical contact with the microchannel plate when the microchannel plate is affixed to the micro system, wherein the at least one conductive spring mechanically supports the microchannel plate when the microchannel plate is affixed in the micro system, and at least one stop against which the microchannel plate is pushed or pressed when affixed in the micro system by the at least one conductive spring structure, wherein the at least one conductive spring structure and the at least one stop are conductive structures being applied on a non-conductive substrate, and further wherein the micro system is one selected from the group consisting of a micro mass spectrometer, an electron multiplier, a photomultiplier, a particle counter and a radiation dosimeter; further comprising conductor tracks for making electrical contact with the at least one conductive spring structure, the conductor tracks are applied on the non-conductive substrate.