Patent ID: 8604416

Claim:
A scintillator device comprising: a window support ring having an annular structure defining a lumen extending between a first end and a second end of the window support ring, the window support ring further including an exterior surface and a channel extending radially inwardly from the exterior surface; a sapphire window disposed within the lumen; a housing having an annular wall and a posterior wall that encloses a posterior end of the housing, wherein the annular wall and the posterior wall are formed as a single piece, the housing defining a cavity, the first end of the window support ring coupled to the housing at an anterior end of the housing opposite the posterior end; and a scintillator material disposed within the cavity of the housing, wherein the window support ring is coupled to the end of the housing by a brazed connection, a soldered connection, or a welded connection, wherein the scintillator device has a Vibration Rating of at least 30 G(rms) and a Shock Rating of at least 1000 G(peak), and wherein the scintillator device is configured such that a photodetector can be optically coupled to the scintillator material via the sapphire window.