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Hyperpure germanium coaxial radiation detector

CA 1108778 A · Owner: Ortec, Incorporated · Inventors: Raudorf, Thomas W.

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F23294-Canada, ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A radiation detector made of hyperpure germanium has generally the shape of a follow cylinder with an outer generally cylindrical surface and an inner generally cylindrical surface and is formed with a p+ contact and n+ contact. One of the contacts is on the outer cylindrical surface of the semiconductor and the other is on the inner cylindrical surface, and both contacts are themselves cylindrical. Each cylinder formed by a contact is open at at least one end thereof the open ends being adjacent rather than opposite ends of the respective cylinders. One of the contacts is a thin contact having a thickness of one micron or less. The germanium …

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  • Granted September 8, 1981. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended September 8, 1998.
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FiledOctober 31, 1978
GrantedSeptember 8, 1981
Term endedSeptember 8, 1998
Patent numberCA 1108778 A
Classification (IPC)H01L31/00 +1 more

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1979198119831985198719891991199319951997Application filedOct 31, 1978Patent grantedSep 8, 1981Term endedSep 8, 1998

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