Patent ID: 6690019
Filing Date: 2004-02-10
Classification: G01T,H01J,H01L,H04N

Abstract:
A device for analysis of photon and particle data, said device comprisingone or a plurality of sensor means for detecting photons or particles, said sensor means comprising detector array means for conversion of said photons and particles to electron-hole pairs, said detector array means comprising a plurality of detectors, readout array means electrically connected to said detector array means said readout array means comprising a plurality of readout unit cells, each unit cell comprising storage means for receiving signals from a corresponding one of said detectors, said readout unit cell comprising readout circuitry means for continuous integration of the signals received by said storage means over a time frame and for readout after integration, connection means for transfer of signals on said readout unit cells to one or more analog image processor means, analog image processor means comprising, a plurality of image processor unit cells comprising, circuitry means for implementing image processing, energy discrimination or other algorithms and circuitry means for outputting signals, drive electronics adapted to provide the timing pulses and biases necessary to provide the said signals to the output electronics, output electronics adapted to acquire said signals from said analog image processor means, adapted to convert from analog to digital signals and adapted for storing digital signals until needed by the digital data processor, digital data processors adapted to analyze said digital signals form the output electronics.