Patent ID: 7863571

Claim:
A thin detector panel for detecting and locating muons comprising: a) an outer x plate having a non-conductive surface; b) an outer y plate having a non-conductive surface; c) an x set of detector wires running in parallel and affixed to the interior surface of the x plate; d) an x set of barriers having thickness greater than the wires in the x set of detector wires and affixed to the interior surface of x plate with each barrier separating adjacent detector wires; e) a y set of detector wires running in parallel and affixed to the interior surface of the y plate; f) a y set of barriers having thickness greater than the wires in the y set of detector wires and affixed to the interior surface of y plate with each barrier separating adjacent detector wires; g) aligning the x plate parallel to the y plate to where each plate adjoins the interior surface of each plate; h) aligning the x plate parallel to the y plate where the wires and barriers of the x plate are perpendicular to the wires and barriers of the y plate; and i) a power supply providing a predetermined voltage electrically connected between the x set of detector wires and the y set of detector wires.