Radiant energy inventions 06/06

20060138302 - Low power phototransistor-based welding helmet providing reduced sensitivity to low intensity light and sharp phototransistor response to high intensity light: An auto darkening eye protection device including a shutter assembly, a light sensing circuit, a control circuit and a power source. The shutter assembly is adjustable to a plurality of shade levels. The phototransistor of the light sensing circuit senses light from a welding arc and provides an output of...

20060138303 - Photo detector device for single photon count apparatus: A photo detector device for single photon count apparatus includes a casing; a detect window for inputting photons from a detected sample; a photo detector for receiving said photons through said window; a socket for holding said photo detector; a voltage-dividing circuit board for powering the photo detector; and a...

20060138305 - Optical writing device and method of manufacturing the same: A plurality of photo emitters are arrayed on a transparent substrate in a first direction to form at least one photo emitter array. An electrode is provided on the substrate and electrically connected to the photo emitters in common. A dimension of the electrode in a second direction perpendicular to...

20060138304 - Wire-bondable image sensor having integral contaminant shadowing reduction structure: A wire-bondable image sensor having an integral contaminant shadowing reduction structure is described. In one aspect, an image sensor includes a substrate that has a side supporting at least one imaging area and at least one wirebonding area. Light detectors are constructed and arranged to receive light through the imaging...

20060138306 - Method and sensing device for motion detection in an optical pointing device, such as an optical mouse: There is described a method for measuring relative motion between an illuminated portion of a surface and an optical sensing device comprising a photodetector array including a plurality of rows and columns of pixels respectively aligned along first and second axes comprising essentially the steps of comparing at a first...

20060138307 - Sensor assembly, digital serial bus and protocol, sensor network, and lithographic apparatus and system: An sensor assembly according to one embodiment includes a sensor, an analog-to-digital converter configured to digitize a data signal received from the sensor, and an array of logic elements configured to receive a first data transmission over a serial bus and to transmit a second data transmission including information in...

20060138308 - Vehicle entertainment system utilitzing portable media player: The present invention provides an entertainment system including a control unit including at least one processor, and at least one portable device adapted to connect to the control unit and to store content, the at least one processor configured to detect the connection of the at least one portable device...

20060138309 - Optical unit for lateral viewing duodenoscopes: The invention relates to an optical unit for duodenoscopes, wherein the light reflected along the length of direction Z by an illuminated object is guided in the direction Z through an optical system in an essentially perpendicular manner in relation to a CCD-chip. In relation to prior art, the optical...

20060138310 - Safety device and method for determining an overtravel in a machine: A safety device for a machine has a first machine part for carrying out a working movement towards a second machine part. It also has at least a first and a second optical barrier moving along with the first machine part during the working movement. The first optical barrier runs...

20060138311 - Irradiation device for testing objects coated with light-sensitive paint: The invention concerns an irradiation device for testing objects coated with light-sensitive paint, comprising a EUV radiation source, an optical system for filtering the radiation of the EUV radiation source a chamber for receiving the object, as well as systems for intersecting the trajectory of the rays on the object....

20060138312 - Solid-state spectrophotomer: In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a spectrophotomer includes a plurality of photon detection regions and a photon absorption material. The photon absorption material is placed above the plurality of photon detection regions. Thickness of the photon absorption material above each of the photon detection regions in...

20060138313 - Spectral imager and fabrication method: A spectral imager includes an elongate light propagation medium that receives light at one end, has graded average spectral absorption properties in the elongate direction, and spectral detectors distributed in the elongate direction. The spectral absorption properties of the medium can be graded in both elongate and transverse directions. Both...

20060138314 - Calibration reflector device and sensor arrangement equipped therewith: A tube-like reflector insert for a sensor is located in a rigid, light-absorbing sleeve that is closed on one side, and forms a two-part reflector body with the sleeve. A nut is glued onto the open side of the sleeve to enclose the reflector insert. The intravasal part of the...

20060138315 - Method and system for calibrating a positron emission tomography system: Methods and systems for calibrating a positron emission tomography (PET) system are provided. The method includes determining at least one non-acquisition time period for the PET system. The method further includes automatically acquiring calibration data during the at least one non-acquisition time period....

20060138316 - Time-of-flight mass spectrometer: Time-of-flight mass spectrometer (1), comprising an extractor module (3) for accelerating ionized substances by means of an electric field and for focusing the ionized substance onto a focusing axis (6) by means of at least one ion lens (32), a deflector (4) for deflecting the ionized substances, a drift path...

20060138318 - Distance of flight spectrometer for ms & simultaneous scanless ms/ms: A distance of flight (DOF) approach to mass spectroscopy in which the resolution among the various ion masses is accomplished in space rather than time. A separate detector is associated with each ion mass resolution element. The DOF mass spectrometer can serve as one element in a tandem arrangement which...

20060138317 - Gold implantation/deposition of biological samples for laser desorption two and three dimensional depth profiling of biological tissues: The present invention enhances the laser desorption of biological molecular ions from surfaces by creating a surface localized MALDI particle matrix by ion implantation of low energy ionized clusters (gold, aluminum, etc.) or chemically derivatized clusters into the near surface region of the sample. MALDI analysis of the intact biomolecules...

20060138319 - Deposition of samples and sample matrix for enhancing the sensitivity of matrix assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry: The present invention relates to small sample spots for MALDI targets and methods for producing the same. The sample spots are composed of a layer of matrix material and a layer of analyte. In some instances, the samples spots have diameters of no more than 50 micrometers or even smaller....

20060138320 - Mass spectrometer: A method of mass spectrometry is disclosed wherein a collision, fragmentation or reaction device is repeatedly switched between a high fragmentation or reaction mode and a low fragmentation or reaction mode. Parent ions from a first sample are passed through the device and parent ion mass spectra and fragmentation ion...

20060138321 - Nebulizer with plasma source: A combination electrospray/microwave induced plasma (MIP) ionization source is used as the ionization source for a mass spectrometer. The electrospray can be operated in positive mode, negative mode, or it can be switched off. The microwave-induced plasma can also be switched on or off. This allows the instrument to be...

20060138322 - Backside imaging through a doped layer: Backthinning in an area selective manner is applied to CMOS imaging sensors 12 for use in electron bombarded active pixel array devices. A further arrangement results in an array of collimators 51 aligned with pixels 42 or groups of pixels of an active pixel array providing improved image contrast of...

20060138323 - Method of applying micro-protection in defect analysis: The present invention discloses a method of applying micro-protection in defect analysis. The method includes providing a substrate having at least one defect thereon, forming the micro-protection on the surface of the defect, confirming the site of the defect, and forming a specimen of the defect by utilizing a focused...

20060138324 - Scanning electron microscope: The invention provides a liquid injection system (12) for an environmental scanning electron microscope. The liquid injection system comprises a liquid firing device (18) for firing a liquid and a heat transfer system (17, 22, 24). The heat transfer system functions to maintain the liquid below its boiling point at...

20060138325 - X-ray detecting devices and apparatus for analyzing a sample using the same: X-ray detecting devices and apparatus for analyzing a sample using the same are disclosed. A disclosed X-ray detecting device has an X-ray detector to detect X-rays emitted from a sample. The X-ray detector includes a collimator to collimate the X-rays, an electron trap to remove electrons included in the collimated...

20060138326 - Method of nano thin film thickness measurement by auger electron spectroscopy: A system and method for measuring the thickness of an ultra-thin multi-layer film on a substrate is disclosed. A physical model of an ultra-thin multilayer structure and Auger electron emission from the nano-multilayer structure is built. A mathematical model for the Auger Electron Spectroscopy (AES) measurement of the multilayer thin...

20060138328 - Gas sensors: A gas sensor comprises a body (1) on which is mounted an optical source (7) and a detector means (8) sensitive to light from the source. The body further comprises a channel (5) arranged to admit gas, the channel comprising an elongated groove having reflective surfaces defining a folded optical...

20060138327 - Photoacoustic detector: The invention relates to a photoacoustic detector, comprising at least a first chamber (V0) suppliable with a gas to be analyzed, a window for letting modulated and/or pulsed infrared radiation and/or light in the first chamber (V0), a second chamber (V), which constitutes a measuring space with a volume V...

20060138329 - Occupancy wall sensor: A sensor mounting mechanism that includes a base member adapted to be mounted to a structure and a base neck having a first end and a second end where the first end is adapted to be coupled to a sensor with a ball-socket coupling and the second end is coupled...

20060138330 - Flexible liquid-filled ionizing radiation scintillator used as a product level detector: A flexible scintillation-type level detector (10), in which the scintillator (18) is made from a flexible tube (12) substantially filled with a liquid scintillating material (16) to provide flexibility in at least two, and preferably three, dimensions. At least one end (32) is aligned for operable connection to a photodetector...

20060138331 - Detector system for traffic lanes: A mobile detecting apparatus which can include the ability to transmit data to and receive instructions from a remote location, detect multiple objects (e.g. stacked or side by side containers or cargo), and provide efficient traffic flow (e.g. at cargo port)....

20060138332 - System for selecting true coincidence events in positron emission tomography: Provided are new methods for enhancing the selection of true (T) annihilation events relative to the inclusion of true scattered (TS) and random (R) annihilation events in PET tomographs and thereby improving the sensitivity and/or resolution of PET scanners. The methods include reconstruction of Compton scattering interactions in the γ-ray...

20060138333 - Array of sensor elements: The invention relates to an array of sensor elements, wherein the sensor elements are provided to detect electromagnetic radiation such as X-radiation or light, and in doing so to generate a charge signal corresponding to the intensity of the radiation. A sensor element further comprises means enabling the incoming dose...

20060138334 - Radiation detecting apparatus and method of driving the same: A radiation detecting apparatus including a plurality of pixels, each pixel including a conversion element configured to convert radiation into an electric signal, a resetting element configured to reset the conversion element by applying a predetermined voltage to the conversion element, and a signal transfer element connected to the conversion...

20060138335 - X-ray detector: The invention relates to an X-ray detector for detecting X-radiation, as used, in particular, in computer tomographic (CT) systems. The X-ray detector in accordance with the invention is composed of a photo sensor device, which comprises individual detector elements (1), above which scintillator elements (2) are disposed. These convert the...

20060138336 - Radiological imaging apparatus: A radiological imaging apparatus using a semiconductor radiation detector to make it possible to reduce a radiation measurement off time that may result from an attempt to avoid polarization, the radiological imaging apparatus comprising a capacitor that applies a voltage to a semiconductor radiation detector that detects a radiation from...

20060138337 - Solid-state imaging device and radiation imaging system: N+-type semiconductor regions 12d are formed on a front surface side of a p−-type layer 12c of a semiconductor substrate 12, and these n+-type semiconductor and p−-type semiconductor constitute photodiodes. A metal wire 14 connected to an isolation region 12e is formed on a first insulating layer 13. The metal...

20060138338 - Mask blanks inspection tool: Embodiments include determining whether defects exist in an extreme ultraviolet (EUV) light mask blank. Incident EUV light scattered or diffused by abnormalities in the layers of the mask blank may be measured, normalized, and compared to threshold values to determine if and where a defect exists. Normalizing may be performed...

20060138339 - Amorphous selenium detector for tomotherapy and other image-guided radiotherapy systems: The present invention provides a detector for use in medical and industrial applications for detecting high energy radiation, especially for use in tomotherapy and other image-guided radiotherapy systems. The detector is preferably housed in an enclosure. A plurality of detector elements are installed within the enclosure. The detector elements preferably...

20060138340 - Neutron and gamma detector using an ionization chamber with an integrated body and moderator: A detector for detecting neutrons and gamma radiation includes a cathode that defines an interior surface and an interior volume. A conductive neutron-capturing layer is disposed on the interior surface of the cathode and a plastic housing surrounds the cathode. A plastic lid is attached to the housing and encloses...

20060138341 - Method for specifying observing or working position and apparatus thereof, and method for working sample and apparatus thereof: By indicating a desired position in any one image plane of a 1st image plane and a 2nd image plane and specifying a corresponding position in the other image plane by using a conversion function for mutually converting an coordinate system of the 1st image plane and that of the...

20060138342 - Anode layer particle beam device: An anode layer particle beam device includes a base, at least an anode placed on top of the base, an insulation layer set between the anode and the base, at least one magnetic pole, made of magnetic and conductive material and can be used as a cathode, an electric discharge...

20060138343 - Sheet beam-type testing apparatus: An electron beam apparatus such as a sheet beam based testing apparatus has an electron-optical system for irradiating an object under testing with a primary electron beam from an electron beam source, and projecting an image of a secondary electron beam emitted by the irradiation of the primary electron beam,...

20060138344 - Spectral calibration method and system for multiple instruments: Implementations of the present invention describe an apparatus for generating calibration factors for a spectral detector instrument. The calibration factors are derived from a calibration plate containing one or more spectral species in each well of the calibration plate. Each well is then exposed to an excitation source that causes...

20060138345 - Dosimeter for the detection of highly energy neutron radiation: A dosimeter for detecting high-energy neutron radiation having a neutron converter and a detection element is proposed which is characterized by the neutron converter comprising metal atoms which convert the energy of the neutrons into protons, alpha particles and other charged nuclei in a suitable energy range so that they...

20060138346 - Binderless storage phosphor screen comprising a support including an amorphous (a-c) carbon layer: A binderless storage phosphor screen comprises a vacuum deposited phosphor layer on a support, wherein the support includes a layer of amorphous carbon and, optionally, one or more auxilliary layers....

20060138347 - Level sensor, lithographic apparatus and device manufacturing method: The invention relates to a level sensor for use in a lithographic apparatus that determines a surface height of a substrate. The level sensor includes an emitter and a receiver, wherein the emitter is arranged to emit a signal directed to a predetermined position on the surface of the substrate,...

20060138348 - Method for providing an operable filter system for filtering particles out of a beam of radiation, filter system, apparatus and lithographic apparatus comprising the filter system: A method for providing an operable filter system for filtering particles out of a beam of radiation in lithography is disclosed. The method includes providing a slack foil or wire for intercepting the particles, mounting at least a first point or side of the foil or wire to a first...

20060138351 - Laser anneal apparatus: A laser anneal apparatus is provided with a laser source; a homogenizing optical system disposed in an optical path of laser light emitted from the laser source to homogenize an intensity distribution of the laser light in a section which is perpendicular to the optical path; a phase shifter disposed...

20060138349 - Lithographic apparatus and device manufacturing method: A system and method are used to direct a radiation beam to illuminate non-perpendicularly a patterning array of individually controllable elements used for patterning the radiation beam. The individually controllable elements can change a telecentricity of the radiation beam. Projection of the radiation beam onto the individually controllable elements can...

20060138350 - Lithographic apparatus, illumination system and method for mitigating debris particles: A lithographic apparatus includes a source for generating radiation, an illumination system for conditioning the radiation, a patterning device for patterning the conditioned radiation, and a projection system for projecting the patterned radiation onto a target portion of a substrate. The illumination system includes a debris mitigating system for mitigating...

20060138353 - Ion-implanting apparatus, ion-implanting method, and device manufactured thereby: An ion-implanting apparatus and method that can dynamically control a beam current value with time and does not change energy. This ion-implanting apparatus controls a dynamic change in beam current value with time by giving feedback on the beam current value measured with a beam current measuring means....

20060138356 - Method and apparatus for correcting drift during automated fib processing: A method and apparatus for correcting drift of the beam irradiation position during automated FIB (focused ion beam) processing with a reference image-setting unit, an image read-in unit for reading in images of the reference image region during the FIB processing, an arithmetic-and-control unit for finding the direction and amount...

20060138357 - Method for fabricating a metal-insulator-metal capacitor: A method for correcting angle zero position of an ion implantation equipment. The method includes loading a semiconductor wafer into the ion implantation equipment, implanting ions into the wafer with varying angle, measuring thermal wave and sheet resistance value of the wafer, and correcting the angle zero position with reference...

20060138355 - Method for implanter angle verification and calibration: Methods (300, 400) are described for calibrating the implantation angle of an ion implanter utilized in the manufacture of semiconductor products. One method (300) includes implanting (330) phosphorous ions into a pilot wafer held by a wafer platen held at a starting implantation angle in the ion implanter. The phosphorous...

20060138354 - Method for the protection of an optical element, lithographic apparatus, and device manufacturing method: A method for the protection of an optical element of a lithographic apparatus including the optical element and a source of radiation includes providing a material including one or more elements selected from B, C, Si, Ge and/or Sn, and arranging the material such that the source, in use, causes...

20060138359 - Charged-particle beam exposure apparatus and method: This invention makes it possible to provide a charged-particle beam exposure apparatus which implements highly accurate pattern drawing by detecting the intensity distribution of irradiation charged-particle beams and controlling the distribution to be uniform. The charged-particle beam exposure apparatus splits a charged-particle beam irradiated from a charged-particle beam source into...

20060138358 - Lithographic apparatus and device manufacturing method: A projection system comprises an array of lenses MLA, each lens transmitting a unique part of a patterned beam. Measuring devices measure a distance between the array of lenses MLA and a substrate W. A controller controls an actuator to adjust a position (e.g., height and/or tilt) of the microlens...

20060138352 - Electron beam irradiation apparatus, electron beam irradiation method, and apparatus for and method of manufacturing disc-shape object: An electron beam irradiation apparatus and method capable of easily curing at least part of a surface layer and/or a resin layer, each composed of materials that are hard to be cured by irradiation of ultraviolet rays, and capable of substantially uniformizing an integrated irradiation dose of electron beams over...

20060138360 - Surface-plasmon-generated light source and its use: A structure for producing a localized light source in a medium is provided. The structure includes a source generating incident light, a surface-plasmon-supporting layer, and means for transmitting and localizing plasmons between the surface-plasmon-supporting layer and the medium. The transmitter-localizer means includes between the surface-plasmon-supporting layer and the medium a...

20060138363 - Charged particle beam apparatus and contamination removal method therefor: A charged particle beam apparatus comprising a preparatory evacuation chamber (15 in FIG. 1A) into which a sample (12) is conveyed and which is preliminarily evacuated, an ultraviolet irradiation unit (21) which is disposed in the preparatory evacuation chamber (15) and which irradiates the surface of the sample (12) conveyed...

20060138362 - Lithographic apparatus, illumination system and debris trapping system: A debris trapping system for trapping debris particles released with the generation of radiation by a radiation source in a lithographic apparatus includes first and second sets of channels. Each channel of the first set enables radiation from a radiating source to propagate therethrough and has an inner wall for...

20060138361 - Lithographic apparatus, illumination system and method for mitigating debris particles: A lithographic apparatus includes a source for generating radiation bursts with a predetermined frequency, an illumination system for conditioning the radiation, a patterning device for patterning the radiation, and a projection system for projecting the patterned radiation onto a substrate. The illumination system includes a debris mitigating system for mitigating...

20060138364 - X-ray generator and exposure apparatus having the same: An X-ray generator introducing an X-ray to an illumination optical system includes plural plasma light sources, and a reflector, movably arranged among the plural light sources, for switching light sources and for reflecting the X-ray from one of the plural light sources to the illumination optical system, wherein an angle...

20060138365 - Optical sensor circuit combining functions of open and close type optical sensor circuits: An optical sensor circuit comprises an optical sensor adapted to sense a position of a component in a semiconductor manufacturing apparatus according to the presence or absence of a flag and output a signal indicative of the position. A position sensing driver receives the signal via a path selected by...

20060138367 - Substrate processing apparatus and transfer positioning method thereof: A substrate processing apparatus has a transfer mechanism arranged on a transfer base and configured to transfer a processing substrate between predetermined transfer positions, a mapping sensor arranged on the transfer base and configured to detect an arrangement state of a processing substrate inside a processing substrate accommodating case which...

20060138366 - Methods and systems for lithography process control: Methods and systems for evaluating and controlling a lithography process are provided. For example, a method for reducing within wafer variation of a critical metric of a lithography process may include measuring at least one property of a resist disposed upon a wafer during the lithography process. A critical metric...

20060138368 - Apparatus and method for inspecting semiconductor wafers for metal residue: An apparatus and method for inspecting metal residue is disclosed, in which the metal residue and its residual thickness are effectively inspected after a chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) process. The apparatus for inspecting metal residues includes a light emitter emitting light having a certain wavelength to a surface of a...

20060131476 - Solar sensor having microspheres on the inside face of the protective cap: A solar sensor is provided that has microspheres on an interior face of a protective cap or of another radiation-transparent area above a transducer of the sensor. The microspheres scatter the light but at the same time have a much lower damping effect. Preferably, the microspheres are glued to or...

20060131478 - Concave sensor and emitter arrays with integral lens: The invention described herein represents a significant improvement in creating low profile light segmenting devices for cameras, sensors, lighting, and information displays. Photon sensors and/or photon emitters are positioned along the focal curve of a lens so as to efficiently collect light from discrete portions of the background and efficiently...

20060131477 - Optical integrated circuit package: An optical device and method for making the same is disclosed. The device includes having a circuit element that is located in an opaque enclosure. The circuit element includes a die having an optical integrated circuit mounted on a carrier. The carrier includes a plurality of conductors connected to the...

20060131479 - Receiver circuit with \"m\" sectors each with \"n\" channels: A laser beam receiver with non-interdigitated photosensors arranged in a repeating pattern of “n” channels of photosensors in each of “m” sectors is disclosed. The photocurrent from both the anode and cathode terminals of the photosensor is used to determine laser beam position. The repeating patterns connect one set of...

20060131483 - Detection of electromagnetic radiation: The central idea of the present invention is that the resetting of the energy store associated with the receiver prior to every detection interval and/or prior to every exposure period, during which the energy stored in the energy store is to be changed in accordance with the output signal of...

20060131484 - High-dynamic range image sensors: The dynamic range of existing CMOS image sensors is limited. The present invention introduces an extended dynamic range CMOS pixel sensor circuit. The extended dynamic range CMOS pixel sensor circuit is relatively similar to existing CMOS pixel sensors except that a charge pump has been added to recharge the pixel...

20060131481 - Cmos image sensor having pinned diode floating diffusion region: The present invention provides an image sensor having a pinned floating diffusion region in addition to a pinned photodiode. The pinned floating diffusion region increases the capacity of the sensor to store charge, increases the dynamic range of the sensor and widens intra-scene intensity variation....

20060131480 - Method for controlling the spectral response of light sensitive elements, and image sensor with a controllable spectral response: It is disclosed a method for controlling the spectral response of light sensitive semiconductor elements in an array (8) using an electric control signal (Vop) applied to said semiconductor elements. The light sensitive semiconductor elements could be a single photon avalanche diode (81) operating In Geiger mode. The invention as...

20060131482 - Semiconductor photodetector with internal reflector: A photodetector comprises a semiconductor substrate with entrance and reflecting faces formed at the substrate upper surface. The reflecting face forms an acute angle with the substrate surface and is positioned so that an optical beam transmitted through the entrance face into the substrate is internally reflected from the reflecting...

20060131487 - Continuous base beneath optical sensor and optical homodyning system: A housing for a control device includes an enclosed cavity configured to secure an optical detection system, including a light source and a sensor, and a face of the enclosed cavity configured to include a window to allow light from the light source to scatter light off of a surface...

20060131486 - Flash ladar system: A flash ladar system has a laser provided with beam focusing optics for directing a laser fan beam pulse to a scanning element that in turn directs the laser fan beam to a vertical region of space. Light reflected from an object in the vertical region of space is directed...

20060131485 - Method and system for determining motion based on difference image correlation: An imager captures successive images of an object. One image is then subtracted from another image to generate difference images. Each difference image is then correlated with itself or with one of the images used to generate the difference image to determine the relative motion between the imager an the...

20060131488 - Optical wavelength interrogator: An optical wavelength readout system for application in optical sensing systems is disclosed. The system includes a Master unit including a wavelength swept optical source for launching light into a string of optical sensors, and a detection and processing unit for detecting and processing the light emitted by the source....

20060131489 - Angle-measuring arrangement: An angle-measuring arrangement that includes a base body, a code disk, which is rotatable relative to the base body around an axis A and a contact area, which is laid out in such a way that electrical current or electrical signals can be conducted into the angle-measuring arrangement from a...

20060131490 - Angle-measuring instrument: An angle-measuring instrument including a cap defining an opening and a base body that is covered by the cap. A printed circuit board positioned on the base body and on which an electrical coupling element is fixed in place. A spacer that aids in positioning the cap in such a...

20060131492 - Displaying optical system: Disclosed is a displaying optical system including: a scanning member for deflecting a light emitted from a light source; a scanned surface on which an image is formed by the light deflected by the scanning member; an optical surface provided at a position common to a first optical path through...

20060131493 - Near field analysis apparatus: A near field analysis apparatus comprising: an irradiation optical system comprising an irradiation-side adjustable optical system for adjusting the position or angle of an optical axis thereof, and irradiating irradiation-side guide light onto an adjustment surface via the irradiation-side adjustable optical system; a light collecting optical system comprising a light-collection-side...

20060131491 - Optical scanning apparatus and image forming apparatus employing this apparatus: At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to an optical scanning apparatus that employs a short wave light source to constantly maintain a spot having a tiny diameter, even when an environmental temperature change occurs, by employing a lens and/or a diffractive optical element....

20060131494 - Manipulation of objects in potential energy landscapes: Holographic optical traps using the forces exerted by computer-generated holograms to trap, move and otherwise transform mesoscopically textured materials. The efficacy of the present invention is based upon the quality and nature of the diffractive optical element used to create the traps and dynamically use them. Further a landscape of...

20060131495 - Method and apparatus for testing an infrared sensor: A method and apparatus for evaluating the functionality and sensitivity of an infrared sensor to infrared radiation. The method and apparatus are adapted for testing an infrared sensor having a diaphragm containing a heating element and a transducer that generates an output responsive to temperature. The method entails placing the...

20060131496 - Method and apparatus for monitoring deposition of solids in pipelines using a plurality of radiation sources pointing to a unique detector: The invention concerns a method of monitoring flow in a flow pipe. According to the invention, the method comprising the following steps: providing a flow pipeline having a unique photon detector at a first position on the periphery of said pipe, a first photon source at a second position on...

20060131497 - Atmospheric pressure ionization with optimized drying gas flow: An apparatus for use in atmospheric pressure ionization includes a sample receiving chamber, a sample droplet source communicating with the sample receiving chamber, an outlet conduit, and a boundary. The outlet conduit defines a sampling orifice that communicates with the sample receiving chamber. The boundary is interposed between the sample...

20060131499 - Thermoluminescent reader module: A thermoluminescent reader module having a hardened, durable construction has a casing which houses a filter, a ball lens and detection module. After a thermoluminscent material is heated by a laser diode, the ball lens collects the hemispherical photon emissions. The filter is positioned at the front of the casing...

20060131498 - Thermoluminescent reader system: A TLD reader system has a laser diode that heats a thermoluminescent material causing a hemispherical photon emission that is collected by a ball lens. A filter ensures the ball lens receives and collects a predetermined transmittance value of the photons emitted within a predetermined range of wavelength. The ball...

20060131501 - Method for fabricating the same: An electronic device according to the present invention includes: a cavity, which is surrounded with a cavity wall portion and which has a reduced pressure; a gettering thin film, which is arranged in the cavity and has the function of adsorbing a surrounding substance; and an activating portion, at least...

20060131500 - Passive broadband infrared optical limiter device based on a micro-optomechanical cantilever array: An IR limiting device for a detector that is based on a micro-optomechanical cantilever array is disclosed. In the normal state, each microcantilever device in the array behaves like a mirror that reflects the infrared signal to the detector. The microcantilever device absorbs radiation outside the desired infrared region. When...

20060131502 - Radiation detector: A radiation detector is disclosed for the detection of ionizing radiation, preferably in a medical diagnosis and/or therapy system, having at least one detector element which is at least partially enclosed by an encapsulation compound. The encapsulation compound at least partially reflects light which is produced during the absorption of...

20060131503 - X-ray detector: An x-ray detector with a scintillator element connected to a detection area of a photodiode via an optically transparently curing adhesive. To increase the sensitivity of the x-ray detector, it is proposed to mix the adhesive with a powder prepared from a material with a refractive index of at least...

20060131504 - Display: Image forming displays is provided. The display has a first layer having imaging elements positioned thereon; and a power circuit to provide electrical energy for the imaging elements. Wherein each imaging element comprises: an illumination circuit having an illumination element adapted so that the illumination element generates light at an...

20060131505 - Imaging element: Imaging elements are provided. An imaging element has a wireless communication circuit adapted to detect a wireless communication signal and to generate a control signal; an illumination circuit having an illumination element, the illumination circuit being adapted so that the illumination element generates light at an intensity that is based...

20060131506 - Thermal type infrared ray imaging device and fabrication method thereof: A fabrication method of a thermal type infrared ray imaging device that includes forming a plurality of diodes in a single crystal silicon layer as first and second thermoelectric conversion parts constituting a thermoelectric conversion part; forming input and output wirings to be connected to a plurality of cells; forming...

20060131507 - Imaging systems and methods including an alternating pixel arrangement: An imaging system includes a plurality of gate lines, a plurality of data lines, a common ground line, a plurality of capacitors and an array of pixels that are alternately arranged so that the common ground line is shared by the plurality of capacitors and shared by at least two...

20060131509 - Radiation detector, in particular for x- or gamma radiation, and method for producing it: A radiation detector is disclosed, in particular an x-ray or gamma detector, having a number of photodetector elements that are arranged next to one another and establish a detection surface. A converter layer is further included, above the detection surface, that converts incident radiation of a first wavelength region into...

20060131508 - Systems and methods for improving position resolution of charge-sharing position sensitive detectors: An imaging system configured to provide improved position resolution is disclosed. The imaging system includes detector acquisition circuitry that is configured to acquire a plurality of rise-times and a plurality of amplitudes from a detector assembly that includes an array of one or more detector elements. The imaging system also...

20060131510 - Distributed uv sensor system and method: A radiometer that incorporates multiple UV bandwidth sensors, defined in nanometers, and includes connectors for inserting a cable that is used to connect to another sensor, or to a data collection module (DCM) in a multidrop, or daisy-chain arrangement. Each sensor can be positioned at any point on a three-dimensional...

20060131511 - Inline air handler system and associated method of use: An inline air handler system and associated method of use is disclosed. This includes a member, at least one sensor operatively attached to the member, at least one ultraviolet light operatively attached to the member, at least one electronic input device, at least one electronic output device, a control unit,...

20060131512 - High quantum efficiency x-ray detector for portal imaging: The present invention provides a practical design of a megavoltage x-ray detector with both high quantum efficiency (QE) and high resolution. The x-ray detector disclosed herein has a QE that can be an order of magnitude higher than that of current flat panel systems and yet has a spatial resolution...

20060131513 - Device for measuring light-activated fluorescence and its use: The invention relates to a device for measuring light-activated fluorescence of at least one coating that contains a fluorescent material, and its use for measuring fluid materials which cause fluorescence-quenching in at least one of the fluorescent coatings. To activate the fluorescence, at least one first light wave-guide is directed...

20060131514 - Removing byproducts of physical and chemical reactions in an ion implanter: An ion implanter having a source, a workpiece support and a transport system for delivering ions from the source to an ion implantation chamber that contains the workpiece support. The implanter includes one or more removable inserts mounted to an interior of either the transport system or the ion implantation...

20060131515 - Collector for euv light source: A method and apparatus for debris removal from a reflecting surface of an EUV collector in an EUV light source is disclosed which may comprise the reflecting surface comprises a first material and the debris comprises a second material and/or compounds of the second material, the system and method may...

20060131516 - Apparatus for contained inspection and transportation of suspect objects: Apparatus/device for the contained inspection and possible transportation of a potentially dangerous object, the apparatus including: an inspection unit (10), the inspection unit (10) able to open to receive the object and then close to provide a sealed environment for manual inspection of the object, the inspection unit (10) also...

20060131517 - Security markers for controlling operation of an item: A method of controlling operation of one or more functions performed by an item comprises illuminating a token including one or more luminescent markers and detecting emission from the markers in response to the illumination. A spectral signature from the detected emission is generated and compared with one or more...

20060131518 - Security markers for determining composition of a medium: A method of determining a component of a medium comprises illuminating the medium to excite a marker associated with the component. Detected photoluminescent emission from the marker in response to the excitation is compared with one or more emission profiles. The component is identified based on a match between the...

20060131519 - Film scanner and a scanning method for suppressing brightness variations of a radiation source: A film scanner for digitizing a film includes a stabilized radiation source producing light, a film stage on which the film to be digitized is guided, a projection lens, and a photosensitive sensor. Light passing through the film to be digitized is projected by the projection lens onto the photosensitive...

20060131520 - Device and method for inspecting piston ring: A piston-ring inspecting device includes a sensor unit (27) including a light emitting system (27a) that emits slit-like detection light toward an outer peripheral surface (Ps) of a piston (P) and an outer peripheral surface (2c) of a piston ring (2) and a light receiving image system (27b) that receives...

20060131521 - Method for sensing wafers located inside a closed wafer cassette: Wafers in a cassette are mapped without having to open the cassette. The cassette is at least partially transparent to a particular type of radiation. A source of the radiation is directed into the cassette, through a transparent or translucent part of the cassette, and an imaging sensor sensitive to...

20060131522 - Optical film, method of manufacturing the same, and flat fluorescent lamp and display device having the same: An optical film includes liquid crystal layers and adhesive layers. The liquid crystal layers are disposed at a base substrate. Each of the liquid crystal layers reflects light having a first wavelength and transmits light having a wavelength different from the first wavelength. Each of the adhesive layers is disposed...

20060131523 - Apparatus and process for retrieving information projected image-wise on a reusable storage film: These and other objects of the present invention are achieved by an apparatus and process for evaluating an image-wise exposed storage film positioned about a cylindrically-shaped member and linearly passed a cylindrically-shaped slot for interrogation by a light beam wherein a processing assembly is co-axially disposed within a processing chamber...

20060131524 - System and method for reading out x-ray information stored in a phosphor layer: A system and corresponding method for reading out X-ray information stored in a phosphor layer, includes a read-out device for reading out the X-ray information stored in the phosphor layer, and an input unit integrated in to the read-out device for entering additional information by an operator where the input...

20060131527 - Multicassette autoloader for a storage phosphor reader: A multicassette autoloader for vertically oriented storage phosphor cassettes includes a front, a back and opposite sides. The autoloader includes an input bin for receiving multiple vertically oriented storage phosphor cassettes stacked together in face-to-face contact, wherein the cassettes are oriented front-to-back with faces facing the autoloader sides, and wherein...

20060131525 - Short u-flow multicassette autoloader for a storage phosphor reader: A storage phosphor reader includes a multicassette autoloader for vertically oriented storage phosphor cassettes, the autoloader having a front, back, and opposite sides. The autoloader includes an input bin for receiving multiple vertically oriented storage phosphor cassettes stacked together in face-to-face contact such that said cassette faces face front and...

20060131526 - U-flow multicassette autoloader for a storage phosphor reader: A storage phosphor reader includes a multicassette autoloader for vertically oriented storage phosphor cassettes, the autoloader having a front, back, and opposite sides. The autoloader includes an input bin for receiving multiple vertically oriented storage phosphor cassettes stacked together in face-to-face contact such that the cassette faces face front and...

20060124827 - Device that automatically tracks the position of the sun: A device that automatically tracks the position of the sun for solar modules is described. The device comprises a substructure, a revolving platform that is rotatably mounted on the substructure, an optical sensor and a pivoting frame that is located on the revolving platform. A rotary drive rotates the revolving...

20060124828 - Photo sensor, display panel having the same and display device having the display panel: A photo sensor includes a first substrate, a switching element and a second substrate. The switching element is disposed at the first substrate and defined by a control electrode, and first and second current electrodes. The switching element includes a channel disposed between the first and second current electrodes. The...

20060124830 - Amplification with feedback capacitance for photodetector signals: Signals from an imager pixel photodetector are received by an amplifier having capacitive feedback, such as a capacitive transimpedance amplifier (CTIA). The amplifier can be operated at a low or no power level during an integration period of a photodetector to reduce power dissipation. The amplifier can be distributed, with...

20060124833 - Method and apparatus for acquiring physical information, method for manufacturing semiconductor device including array of plurality of unit components for detecting physical quantity distribution, light-receiving device and manufacturing method therefor,: Method and apparatus for acquiring physical information, method for manufacturing semiconductor device including array of a plurality of unit components for detecting physical quantity distribution, light-receiving device and manufacturing method therefor, and solid-state imaging device and manufacturing method therefore are provided. The method for acquiring physical information uses a device...

20060124831 - Optically blocked reference pixels for focal plane arrays: Methods for making optically blind reference pixels and systems employing the same. The reference pixels may be configured to be identical to, or substantially identical to, the active detector elements of a focal plane array assembly. The reference pixels may be configured to use the same relatively longer thermal isolation...

20060124832 - Wide dynamic range photodetector: The invention provides a means of enhancing the dynamic range and linearity of photodetectors and imaging photodetector arrays. This is achieved by combining Geiger mode avalanche photodiodes (APDs) capable of high efficiency detection of single photons and conventional semiconductor photodetectors with poor noise floors to simultaneously achieve high efficiency detection...

20060124829 - Surface emitting laser device including optical sensor and optical waveguide device employing the same: Provided are a surface emitting laser device having an optical sensor, and an optical waveguide device employing the same. The surface emitting laser device having an optical sensor includes a surface emitting laser formed on a substrate and generating a laser beam to output it to outside, and an optical...

20060124834 - Near-field light generating method, near-field exposure mask, and near-field exposure method and apparatus: A near-field light generating method for forming a fine light spot at a portion adjacent to a fine opening having a size of not more than a wavelength of light on a light outgoing side of the fine opening by irradiating the fine opening with the light includes a step...

20060124835 - Transparent optical component for light emitting/receiving elements: This invention improves the use efficiency of light emitted by a solid light emitter such as a light emitting diode, and realizes a desired directional pattern. On a front boundary surface of a mold resin 13 sealing a light emitter 12, there are formed a direct emission region 18 for...

20060124838 - Multi-spectral direction finding sensor: A method and apparatus for determining the position of a target are disclosed. The method includes collecting onboard the platform a first set optical radiation in a first bandwidth and a second set of optical radiation in a second bandwidth reflected from a field of view; and determining the position...

20060124836 - Optical detector device for a counter: An optical detector device for a counter, comprising a consumption indicator, formed from a rotating disc (4) with a section called active (4A) and optical elements of the receiver and emitter types opposite the disc. The received signal from which is used to infer the number of rotations of the...

20060124839 - Optical navigation system having a ring pixel array: An optical navigation system having an optical navigation integrated circuit (“navigation IC”) is described. The optical navigation system may include an emitter module and a pixel array surrounding the emitter module. The optical navigation system may further include a ring optical system located on the surface of the navigation IC...

20060124837 - Optoelectronic input device, method for production of such a device, and method for measuring the movement of an object with the help of such a device: The invention relates to an optoelectronic input device (10) in which the input is formed by detected movements of an object (M), the device comprising an optical module (11) comprising at least one laser (1,1′) with a cavity for the generation of a measuring radiation beam (S), optical means (2)...

20060124840 - Spectroscope: A spectroscope comprises an incident slit 12, a collimator lens type optical system 14 that makes the light rays having passed through the incident slit 12 parallel light rays, a reflection type diffraction grating 16 that receives the parallel light rays and, according to the wavelength, outputs these light rays...

20060124841 - Fiber optic tester: A fiber optic tester (10) broadly comprises a testing unit (16) to take measurements across two test points (27), a processing unit (18) to locate faults by analyzing the measurements, a switching unit (20) that can connect termination points (13) of a electrical circuit (12) to the test points (27)...

20060124842 - Measuring method and measuring apparatus for coherent crosstalk light: An apparatus for measuring coherent crosstalk (CXT) light of the invention generates in a light source section, measurement light which has been modulated to a sawtooth wave shape and applies this to an object of measurement; sends transmission light and CXT light emerging from the object of measurement to a...

20060124843 - Optical detection device for a counter: An optical detection device for a counter, comprising a consumption indicator, formed from a rotating disc (4), provided with at least one section called active and optical elements of the emitter type and receiver type, opposite the disc, the received optical signal from which is used to infer the number...

20060124844 - Power transfer device with contactless optical encoder and color reflective surface: An angular offset sensing device includes an optical encoder having a light generating element and a light sensor. An armature includes a reflective surface having a generally semicircular shape and a spectrum of color disposed thereon varying from a first end of the surface to a second end of the...

20060124845 - Mass spectrometry method and apparatus: A mass spectrometer 10 comprises an ion source 12 which generates nebulized ions which enter an ion cooler 20 via an ion source block 16. Ions within a window of m/z of interest are extracted via a quadrupole mass filter 24 and passed to a linear trap 30. Ions are...

20060124846 - Laser desorption ion source with ion guide coupling for ion mass spectroscopy: A laser desorption ion source provides enhanced ion sampling efficiency and measurement sensitivity by using one or more ion guides to effectively capture ions in a plume emitted from the ion target and guide the ions through an aperture into a downstream vacuum chamber. In one configuration using two RF...

20060124847 - Mass analysis apparatus and method for mass analysis: A mass analysis apparatus comprising a first ion source which ionizes a sample and produces sample ions, a second ion source which produces reactant ions having a polarity opposite to the polarity of the sample ions, and a mass spectrometer, wherein said second ion source is provided between said first...

20060124849 - Atmospheric pressure ionization mass spectrometer system: An atmospheric pressure ionization mass spectrometry system has an atmospheric pressure ionization chamber for ionizing a sample, an evacuated intermediate evacuation chamber into which generated ions are introduced through a capillary tube, and a vacuum chamber further downstream therefrom into which ions are introduced for mass separation. A partition wall...

20060124848 - Ion mobility system comprising two ims cells operated at different polarities: An ion mobility spectrometer system includes two cells (1) and (2) driven by a drive unit (12) so that the cells operate at opposite polarities and are switched between different polarities either at regular intervals or in response to detection of a substance in one cell. Two reagents are supplied...

20060124850 - Scanning interference electron microscope: The conventional detection technique has the following problems in detecting interference fringes: (1) Setting and adjustment are complex and difficult to conduct; (2) A phase image and an amplitude image cannot be displayed simultaneously; and (3) Detection efficiency of electron beams is low. The invention provides a scanning interference electron...

20060124851 - Omnidirectional photodetector: An omnidirectional photodetector has a prism and a light-detecting device. The prism has a cylindrical columnar body and a conical member disposed on an end of the columnar body and having a cross-sectional area that is progressively smaller toward a tip end of the conical member. The prism is made...

20060124852 - Chemical species detection including a multisection laser for improved process monitoring: A gas species monitoring system includes a laser system, where the laser system includes a multisection DBR laser, and a plurality of measurement points disposed at different locations within the system. The laser system is configured to selectively deliver a laser beam from the multisection DBR laser to each measurement...

20060124853 - Non-contact surface coating monitor and method of use: A non-contact surface coating monitor for a surface, including a plurality of temperature sensors coupled to a display. The plurality of temperature sensors arrayed to each sense the temperature of a zone of the surface. An out of range temperature differential between the different temperature sensors indicating an area without...

20060124854 - Lu1-xi3:cex-a scintillator for gamma-ray spectroscopy and time-of-flight pet: The present invention concerns very fast scintillator materials comprising lutetium iodide doped with Cerium (Lu1-xI3:Cex; LuI3:Ce). The LuI3 scintillator material has surprisingly good characteristics including high light output, high gamma-ray stopping efficiency, fast response, low cost, good proportionality, and minimal afterglow that the material is useful for gamma-ray spectroscopy, medical...

20060124855 - Constant radius single photon emission tomography: A nuclear camera (10) includes four or more gamma detectors (20, 20′, 20″, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206) arranged or, a generally circular rotatable gantry (12, 12′, 12″, 12′″) around an imaging region that emits emission radiation. The gamma detectors are each disposed at a fixed equal distance (R,...

20060124856 - Detector bar or detector formed from a number of detector bars, and computed-tomography unit with such a detector: A detector bar, a detector formed from a number of detector bars, and a computed-tomography unit including such a detector is disclosed, each detector bar being formed from a number of individual modules. A detector bar has a module carrier for mechanically retaining the individual modules, and a printed circuit...

20060124857 - Radiation detector: A radiation detector comprises an electrode structure, a planarising layer being disposed over the electrode structure and a protective stack which covers the planarising layer. The planarising layer evens out substantial differences between levels of the electrode structure above the substrate on which the electrode structure is disposed. Consequently, cracks,...

20060124858 - Imaging device comprising optically coupled fiber optic plate assembly: A fiber optic plate assembly is provided for transferring optical signals to a detector or other optical element within an imaging device or imaging system. The fiber optic plate assembly comprises first and second fiber optic plates coupled via an optical coupling gel configured to permit separation of the two...

20060124859 - Multimode ionization mode separator: A multimode ionization source includes an electrospray ionization source for providing a charged aerosol, an atmospheric pressure ionization source downstream from the electrospray ionization source for further ionizing said charged aerosol, and a mode separator, or mask, situated so as to separate a portion of the charged aerosol and prevent...

20060124860 - Photocatalyst sterilizer: The present invention provides a photocatalyst sterilizer (200) which draws thereinto water, contained in a water tank (120) and polluted by bacilli and various organic substances, regardless of a water level in the water tank (120) and sterilizes the polluted water using violet rays and through a photocatalyst reaction, thus...

20060124861 - System for supply of liquid: System for supply of liquid comprising a discharge point (15), a liquid line (5, 5, 12, 16, 18) connecting the discharge point to a flow regulator (2, 41), which in an active mode supplies liquid from a source (1, 40), through the liquid line to the discharge point and which...

20060124862 - Point of infusion lighting device: The present invention provides devices for illuminating medical lines and devices. The illumination devices provide for rapid visual identification of the medical line, and the regions proximal to them and are particularly useful in field situations or emergency situations with low ambient light....

20060124863 - Fluorescence measuring device: The invention relates to a fluorescence measuring apparatus to which a CCD camera capable of measuring fluorescent components emitted from a specimen corresponding to excitation pulse components emitted at regular intervals toward the specimen is applied. The fluorescence measuring apparatus has at least a CCD and a controller. The CCD...

20060124864 - Air bearing compatible with operation in a vacuum: Methods and apparatus for enabling the stroke length of a linear guide that is suitable for use in an environment with high vacuum levels to be substantially independent of a length associated with the linear guide are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, a guide bearing system...

20060124865 - Energetic neutral particle lithographic apparatus and process: An energetic neutral particle lithographic apparatus is disclosed for replicating sub-micron and nanoscale patterns including a source producing a beam of energetic neutral particles, comprising atoms or molecules, by charge transfer scattering of energetic ions from the molecules of a gas, a mask member having open stencil windows in a...

20060124866 - Electron beam exposure method and system therefor: A method of leading an electron beam radiated from an electron emitter through openings provided in a stencil mask to a sensitive sample and exposing it includes placing the electron beam under a low field intensity where the electron beam progresses at a slow speed until reaching the openings of...

20060124867 - Method and apparatus for ion beam profiling: An ion beam current density profiler includes a pair of counter-rotating cylindrical masks each featuring a helical slot. The intersection of the slots forms an aperture that scans the width of a ribbon ion beam to allow discrete portions of the beam to impact an inner, concentric current collecting cylinder....

20060124868 - Method for controlling a vaporizer of ion implantation equipment during indium implantation process: Disclosed is a method for controlling a vaporizer in ion implantation equipment during indium implantation process. The method comprises the steps of: (a) injecting a solid indium trichloride in a vaporizer; (b) raising a vaporizer temperature up to a first temperature at which water is able to be vaporized; (c)...

20060124869 - Electron beam irradiation apparatus, electron beam irradiation method, and apparatus for and method of manufacturing disc-shaped object: Disclosed are an electron beam irradiation apparatus and an electron beam irradiation method that are capable of easily curing a material that is hard to be cured by irradiation of ultraviolet rays and of reducing the number of electron beam irradiation tubes. The electron beam irradiation apparatus has a motor...

20060124870 - Imaging: A method of imaging light from a specimen in which excitation light passes to the specimen via a scanning system and light emitted by luminescence of the specimen passes in another direction via the scanning system to an image capture device having a sensor having discrete spatially distinct light sensitive...

20060124871 - Radiation protection arrangement comprising a separable cover: The invention related to a radiation protection arrangement for screening radiation emitted from a radiation source, especially an x-ray source. Said arrangement is provided with a screening element consisting of, or comprising, a radiation protection material, and a cover, which fully surrounds the screening element. Said cover can be pulled...

20060124872 - Method and device for the detection of surface defects on the outer wall of a transparent or translucent object: e

20060124873 - Substrate detector and method for detecting a substrate: The invention relates to a substrate detectors ng a substrate presence/absence regardless of substrate material and also of reducing the size increase in the apparatus. There are included a light emitter for emitting light toward a transport path of the substrate such that the light is obliquely incident upon a...

20060124874 - Defect detector and defect detecting method: A defects inspecting apparatus having: a scanning stage for running into a predetermined direction while mounting an inspection target substrate thereon; an illumination optic system for irradiating an illumination light beam upon a surface of the inspection target substrate at a predetermined angle inclined thereto; a detection optic system including,...

20060124875 - Reading method for radiation image information and radiation image reading apparatus: A method for reading radiation image information in which a cassette is lowered while keeping each short side of the cassette extending vertically, and then inserted into a radiation image reading apparatus which has a cassette loading inlet in its upper surface and the inserted cassette is taken into the...

20060124876 - Device for reading out x-ray information stored in a phosphor layer: A device can read out X-ray information stored in a phosphor layer with an irradiation device for irradiating the phosphor layer with stimulation light which can stimulate the phosphor layer into emitting emission light, and a detector for collecting emission light coming from the phosphor layer and for converting the...

20060124877 - Cassette insertion opening structure and radiation image reading apparatus: A substantially rectangular insertion opening is formed on the upper surface of the housing of the radiation image reading device. An L-shaped projecting portion which runs from the back side periphery to the right side periphery of the insertion opening is integrally formed with the housing and the projecting portion...

20060113458 - Column averaging/row averaging circuit for image sensor resolution adjustment in high intensity light environment: A photo-sensor image resolution adjustment apparatus is in communication with an array of image photo-sensors that are organized in columns and rows and have multiple sensor types arranged in a pattern such as a Bayer pattern to detect light. The photo-sensor image resolution adjustment apparatus has a photo-sensor array decimation...

20060113461 - Dark current reduction circuitry for cmos active pixel sensors: A row driver circuit is disclosed for supplying a reset voltage to a plurality of reset transistors of an active pixel sensor array while minimizing gate induced drain leakage (GIDL). The row driver circuit is configured to supply a high voltage level (e.g., Vdd or higher) to the reset transistors...

20060113459 - Image sensor having resolution adjustment employing an analog column averaging/row averaging for high intensity light or row binning for low intensity light: A photo-sensor image resolution adjustment apparatus is in communication with an array of image photo-sensors that are organized in columns and rows and have multiple sensor types arranged in a pattern such as a Bayer pattern to detect light. The photo-sensor image resolution adjustment apparatus has a photo-sensor array decimation...

20060113460 - Image sensor with optimized wire routing: An image sensor that has a pixel array with a plurality of pixels. Each pixel includes a photodiode. The sensor includes a row decoder and a light reader that are connected to the pixel array by a plurality of conductive traces. In the outer areas of the pixel array the...

20060113462 - Beam irradiation device: In a beam irradiation device of the present invention, laser beams emitted from a semiconductor laser impinge on an irradiation lens supported by a lens actuator. The laser beams that have passed through the irradiation lens change in outgoing angle in the direction of a y-z plane as the lens...

20060113463 - Apparatus for dispensing a sample in electrospray mass spectrometers: The present invention relates to an apparatus to dispense a sample for subsequent electrospray ionisation (ESI) mass spectrometry (MS) analysis, to a method of fabricating such apparatus and to applications of such apparatus in biological and chemical analysis. The apparatus consists of an electrically non-conductive substrate comprising at least two...

20060113464 - Method and apparatus for separation of isobaric interferences: This invention relates to a method and apparatus for separation of rare stable or radioactive isotopes from their atomic or molecular isobars in mass spectrometry (MS). In the present invention, the approach taken to removing atomic isobars utilizes a high transmission device for decelerating ions in combination with low energy...

20060113466 - Irradiation system with ion beam: An irradiation system comprises a beam generation source, a mass analysis device, a beam transformer, a deflector for scanning which swings the beam reciprocally, a beam parallelizing device, an acceleration/deceleration device, and an energy filtering device. According to this invention, a hybrid angular energy filter generating both electric and magnetic...

20060113467 - Irradiation system with ion beam/charged particle beam: In an irradiation system with an ion beam/charged particle beam having an energy filter, the energy filter is formed by deflection electrodes and a deflection magnet which can be switchingly used. The deflection magnet has a general window-frame shape and is formed with a hollow portion at its center. The...

20060113468 - Irradiation system with ion beam/charged particle beam: In an irradiation system with an ion beam/charged particle beam, an ion beam/charged particle beam is deflected by an energy filter for the energy analysis and then a wafer irradiated with the beam. The energy filter controls the spread of magnetic field distribution caused by a deflection magnet, cancels a...

20060113465 - Method to increase low-energy beam current in irradiation system with ion beam: A method to increase low-energy beam current according to this invention is applied to an irradiation system with ion beam comprising a beam generation source, a mass analysis device, a beam transformer, a deflector for scanning, a beam parallelizing device, an acceleration/deceleration device, and an energy filtering device. The beam...

20060113471 - Contact opening metrology: A method for process monitoring includes receiving a sample having a first layer that is at least partially conductive and a second layer formed over the first layer, following production of contact openings in the second layer by an etch process, the contact openings including a plurality of test openings...

20060113470 - High resolution atom probe: A three dimensional atom probe comprising a sharp specimen (10) coupled to a mounting means (12) where emission of charged particles is caused by application of a potential to the specimen tip (10) such that charged particles are influenced by filtering electrodes (206, 204) before impingement on a detection screen...

20060113473 - Method and apparatus for measuring the physical properties of micro region: A method and apparatus for measuring the physical properties of a micro region measures the two-dimensional distribution of stress/strain in real time at high resolution and sensitivity and with a high level of measuring position matching. A sample is scanned and irradiated with a finely focused electron beam (23, 26),...

20060113474 - Scanning electron microscope: A scanning electron microscope with an energy filter which can positively utilize secondary electrons and/or reflected electrons which collide against a mesh electrode and are lost. The scanning electron microscope which has a porous electrode for producing an electric field for energy-filtering electrons produced by applying a primary electron beam...

20060113469 - Scanning probe microscope and sample observing method using this and semiconductor device production method: A scanning probe microscope capable of measuring accurate 3-D shape information of a sample with high through-put without damaging a sample. In a method for acquiring an accurate 3-D shape of a sample without imparting damage to the sample by bringing a probe into contact at only a measurement point,...

20060113472 - Scanning probe microscope and scanning method: In order to provide a scanning probe microscope and a scanning method which are capable of accurately approaching or contacting a probe needle and a sample surface irrespective of an irregularities shape of the sample surface, it comprises a probe needle 2 for relatively performing, with respect to a sample...

20060113477 - Apparatus for preparing a tem sample holder: The preferred embodiment further includes a press for cutting a TEM sample holder from a TEM coupon and joining a probe-tip point with an attached sample to the TEM sample holder. The press includes: an outer die; an inner die situated inside the outer die; a former rod opposing the...

20060113478 - Kit for preparing a tem sample holder: A kit for preparing TEM sample holders includes at least one TEM coupon made of a sheet of material and having one or more paths from its edge to a TEM sample holder form embodied in the TEM coupon. There is at least one hole in the coupon defining the...

20060113476 - Method of preparing a sample for examination in a tem: A method of preparing a sample for examination in a TEM, where the sample is attached to a probe tip point, uses a TEM sample holder form embodied in a TEM sample holder coupon. The probe-tip points and the TEM sample holder coupon are oriented with each other so that...

20060113475 - Tem sample holder: A TEM sample holder is formed by cutting the TEM sample holder form from a coupon in a press. The cutting at the same time joins the tip point of a nano-manipulator probe tip with the formed TEM sample holder. The tip point of the probe has a sample attached...

20060113479 - Method and apparatus for improving timing resolution of coincident gamma cameras and pet scanners: A method and an apparatus for determining coincidence between gamma rays arriving at a plurality of detector locations in a camera is provided. Gamma ray signals are received in each of two detector locations. In response to the received signals, pulse signals are generated and sent to a single field-programmable...

20060113480 - Imaging apparatus and method: A method for imaging a sample, the method comprising the steps of: (a) irradiating the surface of a sample with a source of coherent substantially continuous radiation with a frequency in the range 25 GHz to 100 THz; (b) detecting said radiation reflected from or transmitted by the sample; (c)...

20060113482 - Image-guided medical intervention apparatus and method: In some embodiments, an image-guided radiotherapy apparatus and method is provided in which a radiotherapy radiation source and a gamma ray photon imaging device are positioned with respect to a patient area so that a patient can be treated by a beam emitted from the radiotherapy apparatus and can have...

20060113481 - Systems, methods and apparatus for a reference display of a digital image detector: Systems, methods and apparatus are provided through which in some embodiments a reference display receives reference information and displays the reference information from a digital image detector, wherein the reference display is in close proximity to the digital image detector....

20060113484 - Radiation image pick-up device and radiation image pick-up method: A radiation image pick-up device which can restrain voltage fluctuations on GND and power supply lines, dispense with frame-by-frame wait periods, make possible stable and high speed moving image photographing, and are reduced in cost and dark current is to be provided. In pixels for detecting incident radiations, there are...

20060113483 - X-ray computed tomography scanner and x-ray detecting system: There is provided an X-ray detection system comprising a detector and a data acquisition unit. The detector detects an X-ray passing through a body being examined and producing an analog electric signal corresponding to the X-ray for each channel. The data acquisition unit includes a plurality of circuit blocks each...

20060113485 - Sterilizing lamp: The invention relates to a UV-C sterilizing lamp for the treatment of a medium with UV-C radiation in order to kill the microorganisms contained therein by means of at least one UV-C emitter (2). The emitter has an elongated emitter foundation (3) and at least one electrical connection (4), and...

20060113495 - Apparatus and methods for ion beam implantation: This invention discloses an ion implantation apparatus with multiple operating modes. It has an ion source and an ion extraction means for extracting a ribbon-shaped ion beam therefrom. The ion implantation apparatus includes a magnetic analyzer for selecting ions with specific mass-to-charge ratio to pass through a mass slit to...

20060113494 - Apparatus and methods for ion beam implantation using ribbon and spot beams: This invention discloses an ion implantation apparatus with multiple operating modes. It has an ion source and an ion extraction means for extracting a ribbon-shaped ion beam therefrom. The ion implantation apparatus includes a magnetic analyzer for selecting ions with specific mass-to-charge ratio to pass through a mass slit to...

20060113490 - Beam deflecting method, beam deflector for scanning, ion implantation method, and ion implantation system: A beam deflector for scanning performs deflecting of a charged particle beam having a regular trajectory in a vacuum space to thereby periodically change the trajectory of the charged particle beam. The beam deflector comprises a pair of deflection electrodes disposed so as to confront each inner electrode surface having...

20060113491 - Beam space-charge compensation device and ion implantation system having the same: A beam space-charge compensation device is applied to an angular energy filter provided in an ion beam processing system that performs processing by irradiating onto a wafer with an ion beam. The beam space-charge compensation device comprises a plasma shower provided in a beam-guiding chamber of the angular energy filter....

20060113493 - Irradiation system ion beam and method to enhance accuracy of irradiation: The present invention is a method to enhance accuracy of irradiation with beam for an irradiation system with a beam. The irradiation system comprises a beam generation source, a mass analysis device, a beam transformer, a scanner which swings the beam reciprocally with high speed, a beam parallelizing device, an...

20060113496 - Method and equipment for specimen preparation: Method and equipment permitting one to easily prepare a good thin-film specimen adapted for observation are offered. The equipment has an ion gun tilted left and right repeatedly to etch a specimen material by an electron beam tilted left and right by 1.5° about the z-axis. Then, the ion gun...

20060113489 - Optimization of beam utilization: A method for optimizing an ion implantation, wherein a substrate is scanned in two dimensions through an ion beam. The method provides a process recipe comprising one or more of a current of an ion beam, a dosage of ions, and a number of substrate passes through the beam in...

20060113488 - Probe-holding apparatus, sample-obtaining apparatus, sample-processing apparatus, sample-processing method and sample-evaluating method: The present invention provides an apparatus for conveying or preparing a specimen for observation, which comprises a probe for conveying a specimen, and temperature co