Radiant energy inventions 08/06

20060192074 - Auto focusing mechanism of surveying instrument: In the process of moving a focusing lens (21b) by a motor (41) along the optical axis of a collimating optical system (telescope (20)), the image of a staff (1) sighted by the telescope (20) is converted into an electric signal by a line sensor (24). The output signal of...

20060192075 - Confocal microscope apparatus: A confocal microscope apparatus has a confocal scanner for scanning a sample with shifting a focal position of a light beam in a direction perpendicular to an optical axis, a moving mechanism for moving the focal position of the light beam in an optical axis direction, a camera for picking...

20060192076 - Confocal microscope apparatus: A confocal microscope apparatus has a confocal scanner for scanning a sample with shifting a focal position of a light beam in a direction perpendicular to an optical axis, a moving mechanism for moving the focal position of the light beam in an optical axis direction, a camera for picking...

20060192077 - Apparatus and method for a multi-resolution electro-optical imaging, display and storage/retrieval system: A system for generating images of a specimen comprises: means for generating a signal representation of a shadow image of the specimen; means for increasing a resolution of the shadow image; magnifying means for generating a signal representation of an image of a scanning area of the specimen; display means...

20060192078 - Apparatus and method for recognizing gestures and computer readable recording medium having embodied thereon computer program for executing the method: A method of recognizing one or more gestures, and an apparatus to perform the method, the method including detecting positions at which light is emitted from a light emitter; and recognizing the one or more gestures according to a trajectory of the detected positions to perform a function corresponding to...

20060192079 - Image sensor: An image sensor capable of arbitrarily outputting initialization potential from an output terminal of a light receiving device is provided. The electric potential of an external control signal of one chip out of plural linear image sensor ICs is arbitrarily fixed to make the first or last sensor IC chip...

20060192081 - Imaging system, methodology, and applications employing reciprocal space optical design: An imaging system, methodology, and various applications are provided to facilitate optical imaging performance. The system includes a sensor having one or more receptors and an image transfer medium to scale the sensor and receptors in accordance with resolvable characteristics of the medium. A computer, memory, and/or display associated with...

20060192080 - Sheet conveying apparatus, image reading apparatus and image reading and forming apparatus: A sheet conveying apparatus has a feeding port from which a sheet is fed, a discharging port from which the sheet is discharged, a U-shaped conveying path for guiding the sheet fed from the feeding port, and discharging it from the discharging port, and a pair of sheet conveying rotary...

20060192082 - Three-dimensional shape detecting device, image capturing device, and three-dimensional shape detecting program: Three-dimensional shape detecting means comprises: projection means which projects pattern light; image capturing means which captures a pattern light projection image of a subject on which the pattern light is projected; pattern light position extracting means which extracts a position of the pattern light projected on the subject based on...

20060192089 - Photoelectric switch: A projection head of a photoelectric sensor includes a first monitoring light receiving device for receiving a part of a light that the light projecting device emits, and a projected light quantity controlling device for executing a control such that a first monitor signal obtained by the first monitoring light...

20060192088 - Surface emitting type device, and method for manufacturing the same: A surface-emitting type device includes a rectification section including a substrate and a first semiconductor layer formed above the substrate, an emission section including a second semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type formed above the rectification section, an active layer formed above the second semiconductor layer and a third...

20060192087 - Two-dimensional cmos-based flat panel imaging sensor: The present invention provides a large-area flat plate detector. The detector includes a conversion layer which converts incident electromagnetic radiation into electric charges. The detector has a first electrode in communication with the conversion layer and a second electrode formed as a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix. The...

20060192086 - Integrated imager circuit comprising a monolithic array of single photon avalanche diodes: An integrated imager circuit comprising a monolithic array of single photon avalanche diodes (SPADs) for capturing an image of a scene when said scene is hit by an optical pulse, said array comprising: a plurality of SPADs connected to 2D readout circuits determines the intensity of the light reflected by...

20060192084 - Light emitting diode package including monitoring photodiode: The present invention relates to an LED package including photo diode. The LED package includes a silicon substrate, and a photo diode is formed in an upper part thereof. Also, an insulation layer is formed on the silicon substrate excluding at least a light-receiving area of the photodiode. In the...

20060192083 - Methods to improve photonic performances of photo-sensitive integrated circuits: Described is a light-directing feature formed in the inter-level dielectric (ILD) layer in combination with an anti-reflective (AR) layer to effectively and simultaneously increase quantum efficiency and cross-talk immunity thereby improving photonic performances of photo-sensitive integrated circuits. A plurality of photosensor cells is formed on a semiconductor substrate. An AR...

20060192085 - Semiconductor circuit and arrangement and method for monitoring fuses of a semiconductor circuit: A semiconductor circuit comprises a fuse and a photoelement. A conduction layer of the fuse at least partly shades a photosensor region of the photoelement from a light bundle falling onto the semiconductor circuit. An arrangement for electro-optical monitoring of fuses of a semiconductor circuit additionally comprises an illumination device...

20060192090 - Accurate target orientation measuring system: A system for accurate determination of target orientation in a laser tracking system. A target aperture is configured to produce spatially distinct laser beam and background images. A processing unit is configured to determine a centroid of the laser beam image position using information collected from detected images, such as...

20060192091 - System and method for controlling and energizing a rotating object: A system for transferring power between components includes a first object having a light emitter operatively connected to a power source, and a second object having a light receiver operatively connected to a power storage unit. The light receiver receives light emitted from the light emitter and converts the received...

20060192092 - Optical encoder: Two detection heads are arranged opposite to each other with respect to a scale. On the scale, there is provided a discontinuous portion formed in a reflecting portion to enable detection of original point position. The original point is determined by detecting the discontinuous portion by one detection head. The...

20060192093 - Sensor for use in a lithographic apparatus: A sensor for use at substrate level in a high numerical aperature lithographic apparatus, the sensor having a transparent plate that covers a sensing element and includes elements that improve coupling of radiation into the sensing element. The elements include Fresnel lenses, holographic optical elements, inverted Winston Cones, spherical lenses...

20060192094 - Scanning type image display apparatus: In a scanning type image display apparatus that display an image by scanning a light beam emitted from a light source, synchronization of forward paths and backward paths of scanning means is achieved. The scanning type image display apparatus comprises a light source for emitting a light beam that is...

20060192095 - Corrections of gamma-ray responses: System and method for formation logging using a gamma-ray detector. The techniques including acquiring gamma-ray signals using the gamma-ray detector, the acquired gamma-ray signals having energies that span at least a first-energy region and a second-energy region, wherein the first-energy region includes energies higher than a selected threshold and the...

20060192096 - Apparatus and methods for interlaced density and neutron measurements: A tool for formation logging includes a support configured for movement in a borehole; a source mounted on the support, the source configured to emit neutrons and gamma rays; and at least one sensor mounted on the support and spaced apart from the source, wherein the at least one sensor...

20060192097 - Cell structure, device and method for gas analysis: The invention relates to a gas analysis based on the mobility of ions. The invention relates to a cell structure of an analysis device, the cell structure comprising the reference cell (201), the ionisation section (202) and the analysis cell (203) for identifying the electric mobility of ions. The invention...

20060192099 - Method and apparatus for specimen fabrication: A specimen fabrication apparatus including: a specimen chamber, a sample stage in the specimen chamber, to mount a specimen substrate, a transfer unit to extract a micro-specimen from the specimen substrate, and to transfer the micro-specimen, within the specimen chamber; a specimen holder in the specimen chamber, to receive the...

20060192098 - Sampling swab: A sampling swab useful in trace analyte detection is provided. The sampling swab possesses absorption/adsorption and desorption properties suitable for use trace analyte sample collection. The sampling swab is also capable of withstanding repeated high heat treatment and mechanical stress. A method for producing a sampling swab that is substantially...

20060192100 - Ion fragmentation by reaction with neutral particles: The invention relates to a method and apparatus for the fragmentation of large molecules, especially biopolymers. The invention consists in reacting analyte ions with excited or radical neutral particles, whereby, at least in the case of bombardment of analyte ions with helium atoms from an FAB generator, a new type...

20060192101 - Probing method using ion trap mass spectrometer and probing device: An analyzing method which includes ionizing a sample, dissociating plurality of precursor ions which have different m/z values, and deciding if fragment ions of a predetermined m/z value are present....

20060192102 - Longitudinal field driven ion mobility filter and detection system: An asymmetric field ion mobility spectrometer for filtering ions via an asymmetric electric field, an ion flow generator propulsing ions to the filter via a propulsion field....

20060192105 - Gating device and driver for modulation of charged particle beams: By connecting the Bradbury-Nielson gate (BNG) directly to a driver without a transmission line, distortion of the voltage waveform experienced a the BNG are much reduced. Because the magnitude of the modulation defects grows as the applied modulation voltage is increased, Bradbury-Nielson gates with finer wire spacing such as 100...

20060192103 - Ion mobility spectrometer and its method of operation: The invention relates to an ion mobility spectrometer in which a measuring tube, a filter and a transport device are connected to form a circulatory gas system, with a gas inlet which introduces ambient gas for analysis into the measuring tube of the ion mobility spectrometer. The invention involves connecting...

20060192104 - Ion mobility tof/maldi/ms using drift cell alternating high and low electrical field regions: Improved ion focusing for an ion mobility drift cell allows for improved throughput for subsequent detection such as mass detection. Improved focusing is realized by the use of alternating regions of high and low electric fields in the ion mobility drift cell....

20060192111 - Fast time-of-flight mass spectrometer with improved data acquisition system: Time-of-flight mass spectrometer instruments are disclosed for monitoring fast processes with large dynamic range using a multi-threshold TDC data acquisition method or a threshold ADC data acquisition method. Embodiments using a combination of both methods are also disclosed....

20060192108 - Integrated analytical device: An integrated analytical device is described. The device includes a plurality of components which are initially mounted or provided on support submounts. The submounts are then packaged onto a microbench, with the alignment of the submounts relative to the microbench being determined by alignment features provided on the microbench....

20060192106 - Ion sources for mass spectrometry: Provided are ion sources, methods of forming ions and mass analyzer systems. In various embodiments, the present teachings provide ion sources, methods for focusing ions from an ion source, and methods for operating a time-of-flight mass analyzer. In various embodiments, the present teachings relate to matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) ion...

20060192107 - Methods and apparatus for porous membrane electrospray and multiplexed coupling of microfluidic systems with mass spectrometry: Disclosed are an apparatus, system, and method for performing electrospray of biomolecules, particularly peptides, polypeptides, and proteins. The apparatus comprises at least (1) a microfluidic substrate for containing an electrospray microchannel for delivering analyte molecules to a side edge of the substrate, and (2) a porous membrane attached to the...

20060192110 - Time of flight mass spectrometer: The present invention provides a time of flight mass spectrometer having an ion optics forming a multi-turn track, which is capable of time-focusing the ions while allowing the multi-turn track to be configured in an unlimited and highly variable manner. In a specific form of the invention, a reflector 9...

20060192109 - Zirconia toughened alumina composition and use in ion and electron optical systems: An ion optical system including an ionizer for ionizing one or more compounds, the ionizer including a plurality of components, a mass separator for separating ions of the one or more compounds, the mass separator including a plurality of components, and a detector for identifying the one or more compounds,...

20060192112 - Apparatus and method for ion fragmentation cut-off: A mass analyzer for isolating, fragmenting and scanning ions. The mass analyzer includes an ion trap having a first electrode, a second electrode adjacent to the first electrode, and a third electrode interposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, a first RF source electrically connected to the first...

20060192113 - Method and apparatus for analyzing body fluids: A system and method for analyzing a specimen containing particles that can be difficult to differentiate. The system and method determines a first collective count of a selected group of particles in the specimen, treats at least a portion of the specimen to alter a subgroup of the selected group...

20060192115 - Addressable field enhancement microscopy: Systems and methods for addressable field enhancement microscopy are provided. In an embodiment, a nanoscale array of islands may be illuminated with an electromagnetic signal and addressed to differentiate signals from different islands of the nanoscale array. The differentiated signals originating from illuminating the nanoscale array may be applied to...

20060192114 - Processing probe, processing apparatus, and method of manufacturing the processing probe: A method of manufacturing a processing probe comprising a cantilever arranged in opposition to a sample, and a processing needle provided at a tip end of the cantilever to be able to contact with a surface of the sample in a state of being opposed to the sample, the processing...

20060192116 - Charged particle beam device probe operation: An apparatus including a positioner control device, a measuring device and a control routine. The positioner control device is communicatively coupled to a chamber of a charged particle beam device (CPBD) and is configured to individually manipulate each of a plurality of probes within the CPBD chamber to establish contact...

20060192120 - Charged-particle-beam mapping projection-optical systems and methods for adjusting same: Charged-particle-beam (CPB) mapping projection-optical systems and adjustment methods for such systems are disclosed that can be performed quickly and accurately. In a typical system, an irradiation beam is emitted from a source, passes through an irradiation-optical system, and enters a Wien filter (“E×B”). Upon passing through the E×B, the irradiation...

20060192117 - Inspection method and apparatus using an electron beam: An inspection method and apparatus irradiates a sample on which a pattern is formed with an electron beam, so that an inspection image and a reference image can be generated on the basis of a secondary electron or a reflected electron emitted by the sample. An abnormal pattern is determined...

20060192119 - Method of measurement accuracy improvement by control of pattern shrinkage: A scanning method for a scanning electron microscope is provided which minimizes a degradation in dimension measuring accuracy caused by a shrink of a specimen. A time between the first and the second scan over the same location on the specimen is shortened by changing the scanning order of scan...

20060192118 - Sample height regulating method, sample observing method, sample processing method and charged particle beam apparatus: Calculation means calculates a sample height for focusing an ion beam and an electron beam onto a same observation point, based on magnifications of a secondary electron image obtained by an irradiation with the ion beam and a secondary electron image obtained by an irradiation with the electron beam, and...

20060192121 - Infrared imaging for evaluation of corrosion test coupons: A non-destructive method is provided for determining amount and distribution of a corrosion product on a metallic substrate. A value of infrared energy reflected from the metallic substrate without corrosion is determined. A value of infrared energy reflected from the metallic substrate with the corrosion product is determined. A value...

20060192122 - Apparatus and method for measuring fuel dilution of lubricant: An apparatus and methods for spectroscopic analysis of a petroleum product, including detecting and quantifying fuel dilution in an oil sample are disclose. The apparatus includes a sample reservoir for receiving a liquid sample of a petroleum product, a heater for heating a sample in the sample reservoir, a vapor...

20060192123 - Crack detection in razor blades: Methods are provided for determining the presence of cracks in razor blades during manufacturing. The methods may include, for example, providing a plurality of razor blades in a stack, inducing a current in the stack, and measuring a parameter that is related to the current and indicative of the presence...

20060192124 - Method of making characteristic line: When making a characteristic line, a plurality of different small amount reference light beams is caused to impinge upon the photodetector element, a zero-light signal value is obtained by extrapolation of the relation between the small amount side reference light beams and the signal values which are respectively output from...

20060192125 - Light source utilizing an infrared sensor to maintain brightness and color of an led device: A light source is disclosed. The light source has a light-emitting chip that includes an LED that generates light in an active region thereof. The LED emits a light signal in a forward direction, and infrared radiation generated in the active region is emitted in a side direction in the...

20060192126 - Compound optical coupler and support mechanism: A support mechanism for protecting an object is described. The support system includes at least one support or friction ring for providing dynamic protection to the object. One embodiment includes a support ring having corrugated bumps. Another embodiment includes multiple support rings axially separated by spacers. In another embodiment a...

20060192127 - Coincidence counting method of gamma ray and nuclear medicine diagnostic apparatus: A γ-ray signal processing section 60′ determines a detection time of a γ ray based on a α-ray detection signal outputted from a semiconductor radiation detector for detecting the γ ray, and determines the energy of the γ ray. Then, a time correction circuit 70 obtains, based on the energy...

20060192128 - Gamma ray detector with interaction depth coding: Gamma ray detector characterised in that its structural elements are a continuous scintillator crystal, a position sensitive photodetector and associated electronics intended to calculate, in addition to the gamma ray energy in the position of its interaction in the crystal, the interaction depth in the crystal from the standard deviation...

20060192129 - Lens bonded x-ray scintillator system and manufacturing method therefor: A scintillated CCD detector system for imaging x rays uses x-rays having a photon energy in the range of 1 to 20 keV. The detector differs from existing systems in that it provides extremely high resolution of better than a micrometer, and high detection quantum efficiency of up to 95%....

20060192131 - Amorphous selenium flat panel x-ray imager for tomosynthesis and static imaging: A flat panel x-ray imager exhibiting reduced ghosting effects and overvoltage protection by appropriate leakage current characteristics of the thin-film transistor array. A top electrode of a suitable material is directly on an amorphous selenium-based charge generator layer allowing charge transport across the layer, thereby reducing ghosting. Alternatively, a non-insulating...

20060192130 - Photoelectric conversion device and radiation photography apparatus: A sensor lower electrode of a MIS type photosensor is connected to a gate line distributed in a next line in a scanning direction through a refreshing capacitor. The MIS type photosensors of an (n−1)-th line are refreshed on the basis of an ON/OFF operation of TFTs accompanying a reading...

20060192132 - Charged particle beam extraction and formation apparatus: A charged particle apparatus, with multiple electrically conducting semispheric grid electrodes, the grid electrodes mounted in a dielectric mounting ring, with hidden areas or regions to maintain electrical isolation between the grid electrodes as sputter deposits form on the grid electrodes and mounting ring. The grid electrodes are mounted to...

20060192133 - Electrostatic deflection system for corpuscular radiation: The invention is directed to electrostatic deflection systems for corpuscular beams which can be used particularly in microstructured and nanostructured applications in lithography installations or measuring equipment. According to the proposed object of the invention, the individual electrodes of a deflection system of this kind should permanently have and retain...

20060192134 - Ion beam measurement apparatus and method: The present invention provides a combined electrostatically suppressed Faraday and energy contamination monitor and related methods for its use. The apparatus of the present invention is capable of selectively measuring two properties of an ion beam, including, for example, a current and a level of energy contamination in a decelerated...

20060192135 - Ultraviolet radiation water disinfecting device: An ultraviolet water treatment system is provided for treating water moving through a treatment area in a direction D. The system includes a series of ultraviolet modules disposed in side-by-side relationship in the treatment area. Each module includes an ultraviolet lamp and a pair of vertical supports with one support...

20060192136 - Uv water disinfector: A device that permits the in-home UV treatment of drinking water such as tap water is disclosed. The device employs a bare low-energy UV lamp suspended below a reflector and above a free surface of water flowing within the device. The water is supplied from a tap or other store...

20060192137 - Device for sterilizing a fluid: A device (2) for sterilising a fluid comprising a sterilisation zone (4) having an outlet portion (10), comprising at least one aperture (16) through which the fluid may exit the device (2), wherein the sterilisation zone (4) is arranged to be irradiated by a source of ultraviolet radiation (18) such...

20060192138 - Novel method for direct dosimetry of radioactive nuclei in different types of samples using solid-state detectors of nuclear traces: The invention concerns a novel method adapted to experimental conditions, for determining the function defining the actual detecting sensitivity of a solid-state detector of nuclear traces and which represents the detecting performances for each type of nucleus emitting energy alpha particles Ei, located in each position inside a sample to...

20060192145 - Charged particle beam apparatus and method for operating the same: A charged particle beam apparatus is provided which comprises a charged particle source for producing a primary beam of charged particles, aperture means for collimating said primary beam of charged particles, wherein said aperture means is adapted to switch between a collimation of said primary beam resulting in a width...

20060192143 - Charged particle beam lithography apparatus and method: A charged particle beam lithography apparatus includes a charged particle beam generation source; a charged particle beam forming portion through which the charged particle beam is transmitted; a first deflector arranged between the charged particle beam forming portion and the charged particle beam generation source; a second deflector arranged between...

20060192146 - Charged particle therapy system, range modulation wheel device, and method of installing range modulation wheel device: The invention provides a charged particle therapy system capable of increasing the number of patients treated. An irradiation filed forming apparatus for irradiating a charged particle beam extracted from a charged particle beam generator to an irradiation target includes an RMW device. The RMW device comprises a housing and an...

20060192139 - Device for irradiating a target with a hadron-charged beam, use in hadrontherapy: A device for irradiating a target by a charged hadron beam, which may find application in hadron therapy. The device includes corpuscular optics designed to make the density of the beam uniform, along at least one direction perpendicular to the trajectory of the beam, and a three-dimensional control for the...

20060192144 - Electron beam welding method and apparatus: An electron beam welding apparatus includes an electron beam generator for selectively emitting an electron beam into a weld chamber. The electron beam welding apparatus further includes a measuring device for detecting an intensity of the electron beam and a slit plate disposed between the electron beam generator and the...

20060192142 - Ion implanter, and angle measurement apparatus and beam divergence measurement apparatus for ion implanter: An apparatus is provided which is capable of measuring an angle between a holder and an ion beam without generating particles, with a simple structure, in a short time and at high accuracy even during an implantation state. An angle measurement apparatus is configured to: measure an angle of the...

20060192141 - Method and devices for producing corpuscular radiation systems: The invention pertains to a process for the production of particle beam systems (10-10″″, 12-12″), in which at least one first particle beam system (10-10″″) is produced on a first substrate (14) by computer-guided particle beam-induced deposition, and the minimum of one first particle beam system (10-10″″) is used to...

20060192147 - Multilayer mirror, method for manufacturing the same, and exposure equipment: A multilayer mirror aims to reduce incidence angle dependence of reflectivity. A substrate is made of low thermal polished expansion glass with 0.2 nm RMS or less roughness of the surface. On the surface thereof formed is a Ru/Si multilayer having a wide full-width half maximum of peak reflectivity, and...

20060192140 - Process for electron sterilization of a container: Minimum electron energy is used for the sterilization of preformed containers in order to minimize the machinery size, cost and radiation shielding required for in-line use. The electron energy required is reduced by the use of one-sided (unilateral) irradiation wherein the dose delivered by the primary radiation to thicker portions...

20060192148 - Electron beam irradiating apparatus and irradiating method: It is made possible to prevent the color aberration at the lenses from increasing and prevent the current distribution on the sample surface from changing at the time of the blanking operation. A deflector is placed between the first and second shaping apertures. A first crossover image is formed between...

20060192150 - Method and apparatus for reducing charge density on a dielectric coated substrate after exposure to a large area electron beam: Embodiments in accordance with the present invention relate to a number of techniques, which may be applied alone or in combination, to reduce charge damage of substrates exposed to electron beam radiation. In one embodiment, charge damage is reduced by establishing a robust electrical connection between the exposed substrate and...

20060192149 - Parameter control in a lithographic apparatus using polarization: A lithographic apparatus includes an illuminator configured to provide a projection beam of radiation and a polarization controller configured to control an intensity of a preferred state of polarization of the projection beam. The lithographic apparatus further includes a support configured to hold a patterning device. The patterning device configured...

20060192152 - Lpp euv light source drive laser system: An apparatus and method is disclosed which may comprise a laser produced plasma EUV system which may comprise a drive laser producing a drive laser beam; a drive laser beam first path having a first axis; a drive laser redirecting mechanism transferring the drive laser beam from the first path...

20060192153 - Source material dispenser for euv light source: A source material dispenser for an EUV light source is disclosed that comprises a source material reservoir, e.g. tube, that has a wall and is formed with an orifice. The dispenser may comprise an electro-actuatable element, e.g. PZT material, that is spaced from the wall and operable to deform the...

20060192151 - Systems for protecting internal components of an euv light source from plasma-generated debris: Systems and methods are disclosed for protecting an EUV light source plasma production chamber optical element surface from debris generated by plasma formation. In one aspect of an embodiment of the present invention, a shield is disclosed which comprises at least one hollow tube positioned between the optical element and...

20060192157 - Device and method for generating extreme ultraviolet (euv) radiation: It is the object of a device and method for generating extreme ultraviolet (EUV) radiation to overcome the obstacles formerly posed by the use of efficient metal emitters so that the conversion efficiency can be optimized and, as a result, the radiation output can be increased without shortening the useful...

20060192158 - Device, euv lithographic device and method for preventing and cleaning contamination on optical elements: The invention relates to a method for preventing contamination on the surfaces of optical elements comprising a multi-layer system, during the exposure thereof to radiation at signal wave lengths in an evacuated closed system comprising a residual gas atmosphere, whereby the photocurrent generated by means of photo emission from the...

20060192156 - Light source apparatus and exposure apparatus having the same: A light source apparatus for irradiating a laser light onto a target, for generating plasma, and for producing light from the plasma, said light source apparatus includes a first detection part for detecting a position of the target, an adjusting part for adjusting a position of a condenser point of...

20060192155 - Method and apparatus for euv light source target material handling: An EUV light source plasma source material handling system and method is disclosed which may comprise a droplet generator having a droplet generator plasma source material reservoir in fluid communication with a droplet formation capillary and maintained within a selected range of temperatures sufficient to keep the plasma source material...

20060192154 - Method and apparatus for euv plasma source target delivery: An EUV plasma formation target delivery system and method is disclosed which may comprise: a target droplet formation mechanism comprising a magneto-restrictive or electro-restrictive material, a liquid plasma source material passageway terminating in an output orifice; a charging mechanism applying charge to a droplet forming jet stream or to individual...

20060186311 - Method for improving depth discrimination in optical reproduction systems: The invention is directed to a method for improving the depth discrimination in optically imaging systems. It is applicable in particular in light microscopy for improving image quality when examining three-dimensionally extending objects. It is applicable in the method of structured illumination as described in WO 97/6509. For this purpose,...

20060186312 - Apparatus and method for optical wavefront analysis using active light modulation: Apparatus and method for measuring wavefront slope and irradiance of direct and/or reflected light beams at a plurality of points to enable calculation of optical wave front distortions. A plurality of sub-beams or groups of sub-beams is created and controlled using at least one electronically-controlled Active Light Modulation Device (“ALMD”)....

20060186315 - Active pixel image sensors: In one aspect, an imaging device is provided which includes first and second semiconductor chips and a digital interface. The first semiconductor chip includes an active pixel sensor, a digital input/output, and a plurality of control circuits, where transistors of the active pixel sensor are all n-type or p-type transistors,...

20060186317 - Methods for packaging microelectronic imagers: Microelectronic imagers with prefabricated housings and methods of packaging microelectronic imagers are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a microelectronic imager can include a microelectronic die, an image sensor, and an integrated circuit operatively coupled to the integrated circuit. The microelectronic imager also includes an optic unit having an optic member....

20060186314 - Partially transparent mirror having selectively activated light portion: A lighted mirror has a glass surface that is provided with a reflective layer beneath the glass, such as a reflective adhesive label, wherein the reflective layer does not cover the entire glass surface. The un-covered glass surface is treated with a thinly deposited layer of aluminum which is semi-transparent....

20060186316 - Photoelectric converting layer lamination type solid-state image pick-up device: A photoelectric converting layer lamination type solid-state image pick-up device comprises: a semiconductor substrate; at least three layers of photoelectric converting layers each of which is interposed between a common electrode layer and pixel electrode layers, the pixel electrode layers corresponding to pixels respectively, wherein said at least three layers...

20060186318 - Photonic crystal-based filter for use in an image sensor: The invention, in various exemplary embodiments, incorporates a photonic crystal filter into an image sensor. The photonic crystal filter comprises a substrate and a plurality of pillars forming a photonic crystal structure over the substrate. The pillars are spaced apart from each other. Each pillar has a height and a...

20060186319 - Photonic crystal-based filter for use in an image sensor: The invention, in various exemplary embodiments, incorporates a photonic crystal filter into an image sensor. The photonic crystal filter comprises a substrate and a plurality of pillars forming a photonic crystal structure over the substrate. The pillars are spaced apart from each other. Each pillar has a height and a...

20060186313 - Solid state imaging device, method of driving solid state imaging device, and image pickup apparatus: A solid state imaging device includes: a pixel array section in which pixels including photoelectric conversion elements are two dimensionally arranged; a vertical selector that sequentially applies selective scanning to respective rows of the pixel array section; and a controller that discharges, when a mode for reading out only pixel...

20060186321 - Photomultiplier system and a microscope: A photomultiplier system includes a detector tube, a power supply unit, and a thermal isolation element. The power supply unit provides an accelerating voltage for operating the detector tube. The detector tube and the power supply unit are disposed on different sides of the thermal isolation element....

20060186320 - Electric device and method for driving an organic diode in a light sensing state: The invention relates to an electric device comprising at least one organic diode, wherein said electric device comprises driving means for driving said organic diode in at least a light sensing state and pre-pulse means for applying one or more electrical pulses to said organic diode prior to driving said...

20060186322 - Color filter array and solid-state image pickup device: In a color filter array to be mounted on a solid-state image pickup device, in which filters that transmit infrared light are disposed, degradation in resolution or sensitivity is restrained. Part of red filters contained in color filter array in a pattern of Bayer array are replaced by IR filters...

20060186323 - Highly reliable window and windshield fog-rain detector: A photo-electronic window and windshield fog-rain detecting system comprising two sub-systems from a film-attached fog detecting assembly, a regular detecting and a rain detecting assembly, and a corresponding Gate-relation circuits to couple the two assemblies with each other electronically to make multi function detecting. The regular detecting assembly uses an...

20060186324 - Optical encoders for position measurements: Systems and methods are disclosed for providing position measurement information. For example, in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, a multiple-pitch grating is disclosed which is adapted to receive one or more laser beams and provide an output laser beam encoded with position information of the grating....

20060186327 - Arrangement for optimizing the pulse shape in a laser scanning microscope: A Device for coupling a short pulse laser into a microscope beam path, wherein the spectral components of the laser radiation are spatially separated by means of a dispersive element, the individual spectral components are manipulated and are then spatially superimposed again by means of another dispersive element....

20060186325 - Scanning beam device with detector assembly: The present invention provides scanning beam devices that have one or more detectors positioned within a housing of the device. The detector(s) may be disposed anywhere within the housing to receive light reflected from the target area. In one embodiment, an optical assembly of the device transmits a first portion...

20060186326 - Wave receiving apparatus and distance measuring apparatus: A wave receiving apparatus includes a light receiving element and a lens for condensing a reflected light toward the light receiving element. The lens has at least three portions that are different from one another in focal length. The lens has at least three portions that are different in focal...

20060186328 - Shielded pads for detecting subsurface radiation phenomena: Apparatus and method for detecting subsurface radiation phenomena. An elongated support member, adapted for disposal within a wellbore traversing a subsurface formation, includes a recess along its longitudinal axis. A pad is linked to the support member. The pad is configured with a surface correspondingly shaped to fit in juxtaposition...

20060186329 - Apparatus and method for the transport of ions into a vacuum: The invention relates to methods and devices for the transport of ions generated in gases near atmospheric pressure into the vacuum system of a mass spectrometer. Instead of the single capillary customary in commercial instruments, the invention uses a multichannel plate with hundreds of thousands of very short and narrow...

20060186330 - Ion mobility spectrometer with parallel running drift gas and ion carrier gas flows: An ion mobility spectrometer is provided including at least one ionization chamber (1), which can be passed through by analyte-containing gas and at least one radiation source (2), from which ionizing radiation which is suitable for at least partially ionizing the analyte-containing gas enters the ionization chamber (1). At least...

20060186331 - Ion fragmentation by electron transfer in ion traps: The invention relates to a method and instrument for the fragmentation of large molecular analyte ions, preferably biopolymer ions, by reactions between multiply charged positive analyte ions and negative reactant ions in RF quadrupole ion traps. Some of these reactions involve electron transfer reactions with subsequent dissociation of the biopolymer...

20060186333 - Ion mobility spectrometry method and apparatus: The invention includes an ion mobility spectrometer having a liquid filled drift chamber. The chamber has an ionization region partitioned from and an ion separation region by a reversible ion-migration block. An electrical field within the chamber allows ions to migrate toward the electrode collector. Passage of ions from the...

20060186332 - Laser systems for the ionization of a sample by matrix-assisted laser desorption in mass spectrometric analysis: The invention relates to a laser system for the ionization of a sample by matrix-assisted laser desorption in mass spectrometric analysis. The invention consists in providing an adjustable laser system which, in one setting, generates a single intensity peak on the sample and, in another setting, a multiplicity of intensity...

20060186334 - Mass spectrometer interface: A mass spectrometer interface, having improved sensitivity and reduced chemical background, is disclosed. The mass spectrometer interface provides improved desolvation, chemical selectivity and ion transport. A flow of partially solvated ions is transported along a tortuous path into a region of disturbance of flow, where ions and neutral molecules collide...

20060186335 - Inspection apparatus for thin film transistor substrate: An inspection apparatus for a TFT substrate formed with a plurality of pixels, includes a reference substrate being opposite to and spaced from the TFT substrate and formed with a plurality of reference patterns corresponding to the pixels, a power supply to supply power to both a predetermined number of...

20060186336 - Repetitive circumferential milling for sample preparation: A method of sample extraction entails making multiple, overlapping cuts using a beam, such as a focused ion beam, to create a trench around a sample, and then undercutting the sample to free it. Because the sidewalls of the cut are not vertical, the overlapping cuts impinge on the sloping...

20060186337 - Scanning electron microscope: A scanning electron microscope includes an irradiation optical system for irradiating an electron beam to a sample; a sample holder for supporting the sample, arranged inside a sample chamber; at least one electric field supply electrode arranged around the sample holder; and an ion current detection electrode....

20060186338 - Method for improving measurement accuracy of infrared imaging radiometers: The present invention is directed to a method for improving measurement accuracy of infrared imaging radiometers utilizing a small pitch infrared detector array. The detector offset is changed so that the detector output, when observing a particular object temperature, is maintained at a desired level over a range of ambient...

20060186339 - Thermal-type infrared detection element: An infrared absorption film (first through third infrared absorption films) that constitutes a photoreceptor of a thermal-type infrared detection element comprises a laminate film in which a film composed of a novel SiCO material having high absorption on the short-wavelength end (approximately 8 to 10 μm) of the waveband (atmospheric...

20060186340 - Multi-channel infrared optical phase fraction meter: Methods and apparatus for measuring a phase fraction of a flow stream are disclosed. An infrared phase fraction meter includes a light source for emitting into a flow stream infrared radiation that includes first and second wavelength bands. The first wavelength band substantially transmits through first and second phases of...

20060186341 - Radiological imaging apparatus and positron emission tomographic apparatus: A positron emission tomography apparatus installs a plurality of detector units in the circumference of a bed. The detector unit installs a plurality of combined substrates including detectors, analogue ASICs, and a digital ASIC and a voltage adjustment device inside a housing. A partition plate installed inside the housing separates...

20060186342 - Radiation detector: A radiation detector is described which includes first circuitry having at least one operational parameter associated therewith which is operable to change in response to radiation exposure. Second circuitry is operable to detect a change in the at least one operational parameter based on a predetermined relation between the at...

20060186343 - System, method and apparatus for improving stabilization in solid state x-ray detectors: Certain embodiments of the present invention include a method, system, and apparatus for improved stabilization in solid state x-ray detectors. A method for detecting x-rays includes providing a top layer including an exterior surface and interior surface. The interior surface of the top layer is substantially electrically non-dissipative. The method...

20060186344 - Sensor having a uv-pervious quartz glass: A sensor includes a photosensitive resistor and a quartz glass located on the photosensitive resistor. The resistance of the photosensitive resistor variably changes with the received light rays. The quartz glass is used for filtering light incident onto the photosensitive resistor, and mainly allows UV light rays to travel therethrough....

20060186345 - Method and device for recognizing dark states during the spectroscopic or microscopic examination of fluorescent specimens: A method for recognizing dark states during the spectroscopic or microscopic examination of fluorescent specimens (1), in particular using fluorescent proteins, the excitation/illumination volume, thus the intensity distribution of the excitation light, being varied over the course of at least two mutually independent measurements, a determination being made as to...

20060186346 - Method and system for reading microarrays: The present invention is a method for providing light onto a thin light transparent substrate comprising the steps of passing noncoherent light through a fiber optic line light guide to produce line light; and impinging the line light onto the edge of the substrate to produce an evanescent planar wave...

20060186347 - Vehicle night vision system: In a vehicle night vision system, the display unit is activated only when an illumination level below the prescribed level has persisted for more than the prescribed period of time so that the display unit would not be activated when the low illumination level lasts only for a short period...

20060186348 - Method for encoding materials with a luminescent tag and apparatus for reading same: A method, apparatus and system for analysing and authenticating a luminescent tag are provided wherein a luminescence is triggered in the tag and relative light intensities emitted thereby measured within at least two luminescence bands. The measured intensities are compared with at least one reference tag representative of relative intensities...

20060186349 - Laser microdissection unit: A laser microdissection unit for cutting a microscopic sample using a laser beam of a laser includes a microscope and a fluorescence device. The microscope includes an illumination beam path directed onto the sample, and an imaging beam path configured to image the sample. The fluorescence device includes an excitation...

20060186351 - Inspection method and inspection apparatus using charged particle beam: To establish a technique that enables sorting of the elevation and azimuth angle in the direction of emitting secondary electrons and obtaining images with emphasized contrast, in order to perform the review and analysis of shallow asperities and microscopic foreign particles in a wafer inspection during the manufacture of semiconductor...

20060186350 - Installation and method for sterilising objects by low-energy electron bombardment: The invention relates to an installation (1) for sterilising objects (2) by low-energy electron bombardment, including sterilisation means (18) capable of generating an electron beam along an axis (A) passing through a treatment chamber (16). According to the invention, the installation includes a mechanical module (12) designed so as to...

20060186352 - Measuring method, exposure apparatus, and device manufacturing method: A measuring method that utilizes a bandpass filter and a measurement apparatus to measure an intensity of light having a predetermined wavelength among lights emitted from a light source, the bandpass filter transmitting the light having the predetermined wavelength, the measurement apparatus measuring an absolute intensity of an incident light...

20060186354 - Apparatus and method for thermal processing: In this invention, a wafer is placed and kept in the low-temperature region at the bottom of a temperature space that is in a state of radiation equilibrium and that is formed inside chamber by a heating unit. The substrate temperature is gradually raised to 750 deg C. to 800...

20060186353 - Lithographic apparatus, radiation system and filter system: A filter system for filtering debris particles out of a predetermined cross-section of the radiation emitted by a radiation source of a lithographic apparatus includes a first set of foils and a second set of foils for trapping the debris particles, and a first heat sink and a second heat...

20060186355 - Phase-shift masked zone plate array lithography: A lithography system includes a source of radiation energy and a zone plate array to focus the radiation energy to create an array of images in order to produce a permanent pattern on a substrate. A phase-shift mask is optically located between the source of radiation energy and the zone...

20060186356 - Extreme ultra violet light source device: An EUV light source device for protecting a collection mirror from debris that is considered harmful to a mirror coating. The EUV light source device includes: a chamber in which extreme ultra violet light is generated; a target injection unit and a target injection nozzle that supply the chamber with...

20060186358 - Shopping cart sanitizing, disinfecting and cleaning system and method of use: A system and method for substantially disinfecting a cart against one or more contaminants. The system includes an enclosure, adapted to receive a cart; and a UV light source, coupled to the enclosure. The enclosure can be a free-standing enclosure, or it can be integrated into a housing structure. In...

20060186357 - Vertical-cavity enhanced resonant thermal emitter: A thermal emitter device includes a cavity structure that comprises an active medium for allowing thermal emissions to occur. A photonic crystal structure is positioned on one side of the cavity structure. The photonic crystal structure comprises alternating layers of high index and low index materials and acts as a...

20060186359 - Electronic apparatus: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a housing having a surface, a first capacitance switch positioned in a first region of the surface, a first light-emitting element configure to emit light when the first capacitance switch operated, and a first light-transmitting portion positioned in a second region of...

20060186360 - Optical encoder with burst generator for generating burst output signals: A processing apparatus calculates and applies calibrations to sensors that produce quasi-sinusoidal, quadrature signals, using fixed or programmable electronic circuits, a circuit to calculate the phase and magnitude corresponding to the two input (quadrature) signals, and a circuit for accumulating the number of cycles of the input signals. The apparatus...

20060186361 - Method and apparatus for high-throughput inspection of large flat patterned media using dynamically programmable optical spatial filtering: In an inspection system for planar objects having periodic structures, programmable optical Fourier filtering in the focal plane of a telecentric lens system is used to directly identify physical phenomena indicative of non-periodic defects. Lens assemblies and a coherent optical source are used to generate and observe a spatial Fourier...

20060186362 - System and method for controlling light scattered from a workpiece surface in a surface inspection system: A surface inspection system, as well as related components and methods, are provided. The surface inspection system includes a beam source subsystem, a beam scanning subsystem, a workpiece movement subsystem, an optical collection and detection subsystem, and a processing subsystem. The system features masking positioned in the collection and detection...

20060186363 - Enhanced spectral range imaging sensor: An imaging sensor comprising a substrate having a light sensitive region and an array of electrodes defining a plurality of pixels, wherein the imaging sensor further comprises a layer of an upconverter material, is provided. The sensor may be used in an imaging device capable of detecting light at wavelengths...

20060180737 - System and method for detecting a label edge: A system and method are provided for detecting an adhesive label edge. The edge detection system employs two individually selectable light sources; one directed to providing transmissive mode detection while the second provides reflective mode detection of a label edge. The mode used is determined by the particular label media...

20060180738 - Eye-protection device having dual high voltage switching: An auto darkening eye protection device comprising a shutter assembly and a control circuit. The shutter assembly is adjustable between a light state and a dark state. The control circuit comprises a sensing circuit, a weld detect circuit, a positive voltage generator, and a negative voltage generator. The sensing circuit...

20060180739 - Beam steering for optical target identification and tracking without gimbals or scanning mirrors: A targeting and tracking apparatus and method for optical transceivers is disclosed. The tracking function is performed internally by way of translating an internal optical fiber in the focal plane of the transceiver telescope using miniature motorized translation systems and/or micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS). The optical design of the transceiver provides...

20060180740 - Method and apparatus for invisible headlights: A night vision device includes an emitter having a surface band gap material integral with the surface of the emitter. A structure of uniformly spaced apertures formed by the photon band gap material. A heat source for heating the emitter is provided proximate to the emitter. When the emitter is...

20060180744 - Beam splitter and optical imaging systems incorporating same: An optical imaging system comprises an input optical system, which collects light from a scene and directs the light onto an input optical path. The optical imaging system also comprises a beam splitter, which is moveable to a beam-splitting position where the beam splitter intercepts the light on the input...

20060180742 - Image sensor: An image sensor includes: a pixel array having a plurality of unit pixels arranged in a matrix form of rows and columns; and a plurality of power lines provided on the pixel array for providing the unit pixels with a power supply voltage, wherein the power lines are configured perpendicularly...

20060180741 - Method and apparatus for dark current and hot pixel reduction in active pixel image sensors: A method of operating an imager pixel that includes the act of applying a relatively small voltage on the gate of a transfer transistor during a charge acquisition period. If a small positive voltage is applied, a depletion region is created under the transfer transistor gate, which creates a path...

20060180743 - Ultra low voltage cmos image sensor architecture: An optical sensor has at least one pixel that generates an output voltage that changes at a rate dependent on the light intensity incident on the pixel. The time for the pixel output voltage to change from a first predefined level to a second predefined level is measured, so as...

20060180746 - Optical sensing apparatus and method: A plurality of optical sensing elements in an array where each element has a unique element address identifying the element location. Each element senses light and produces an element address signal in proportion to the intensity of the light sensed by the element. The element address signal corresponding to the...

20060180747 - Ambient light sensor structure: An ambient light sensor structure and its circuit characteristic are disclosed, and the ambient light sensor structure includes a power supply, a converter, and a pulse process unit. The power supply is to provide a reference voltage interface, a high voltage interface and a low voltage interface. The converter includes...

20060180745 - Image sensor: An image sensor includes a photoelectric converter formed in a semiconductor substrate to generate and integrate charges resulting from incident light, a first charge transmitter transmitting integrated charges to a charge detector, an overflow drain region discharging excess charges generated by the photoelectric converter, and a second charge transmitter transmitting...

20060180748 - Position measuring instrument: A position measuring system having a scale that includes an incremental graduation track, which extends in a measuring direction, the incremental graduation track having a periodic arrangement of graduation areas with different optical properties and a reference marking in a reference position, which has an aperiodic arrangement of graduation areas....

20060180749 - Recording system for light-sensitive sheet: The invention provides a system for recording a datum onto a pixel on a light-sensitive sheet. The system essentially includes a light-emitting device and an interfering device. The interfering device has a plurality of gratings. According to the datum, at least one grating is selected from the plurality of gratings....

20060180750 - Single mode (sm) fiber optical reader system and method for interrogating resonant waveguide-grating sensor (s): An optical reader system is described herein which has a single mode (SM) optical fiber launch/receive system that uses one or more SM optical fibers to interrogate a biosensor and does not use multimode (MM) optical fibers to interrogate the biosensor. The use of the SM optical fiber launch/receive system...

20060180751 - Image forming apparatus and image forming method: A printer has a laser emitter for emitting a laser beam to irradiate a surface of a photosensitive member; a reflector, disposed at a position on a laser beam path defined by the laser emitter and the photosensitive member, for reflecting the laser beam emitted by the laser emitter to...

20060180752 - Stacked-plate gas-expansion cooler assembly, fabrication method, and use: A gas-expansion cooler assembly has an expansion structure with an expansion orifice and an expansion reservoir in fluid-flow communication with an expansion-orifice outlet. A heat exchanger has a heat-exchanger inlet, and a heat-exchanger outlet in fluid-flow communication with the expansion-orifice inlet. The heat exchanger includes at least two heat-exchanger plates...

20060180753 - Geological tomography using cosmic rays: Disclosed are a system configured for detecting cosmic ray muon (CRM) flux along a variety of trajectories through a subterranean test region, collecting the muon detection data and processing the data to form a three-dimensional density distribution image corresponding to the test region. The system may be used for identifying...

20060180754 - Method and apparatus for detecting while drilling underbalanced the presence and depth of water produced from the formation: The invention relates to methods and apparatus for determining a downhole parameter in an underbalanced drilling environment which include: selectively activating a first fluid flowing from the formation through a wellbore while under balanced drilled; detecting the activated first fluid; and determining a depth at which said fluid enters the...

20060180755 - Patterned nanostructure sample supports for mass spectrometry and methods of forming thereof: A sample support for a mass spectrometry system is described. The sample support comprises a substrate and a set of carbon nanotube regions adjacent to the substrate and configured to promote ionization of a sample on the sample support....

20060180756 - High energy photon detector and power source with mems switch: An energy cell, employed as a passive energy source or a detector for sensing high energy photons, takes advantage of the differing electrical properties of metals to produce an induced electromagnetic force charge when exposed to dosages of high energy photons such as x-ray or gamma rays....

20060180758 - Apparatus and method for providing thermal conductance in thermally responsive photonic imaging devices: A photonic sensor, comprising: a sensing element; a dielectric layer; a first electrode disposed between the sensing element and the dielectric layer; a second electrode positioned in a facing spaced relationship with respect to the dielectric layer, the second electrode being disposed upon a substrate; and wherein an applied voltage...

20060180757 - Method for determining concentration profiles from infrared profiles and from hplc data: Method which makes it possible to define, over time, the concentration of the species in a reaction medium from the infrared profiles of the products resulting from the monitoring of the reaction and from the HPLC data, without precalibration of the devices....

20060180759 - System and method for controlling pyroelectric sensors in a focal plane array: A system and a method for controlling pyroelectric sensors in a focal plane array are provided. The method includes applying a first oscillatory voltage waveform to first and second pyroelectric sensors in the focal plane array such that the first and second pyroelectric sensors receive a first predetermined number of...

20060180760 - Smart thermal imaging and inspection device for wheels and components thereof and method: A smart thermal imaging and inspection of wheels for the automatic inspection and analysis of railroad car wheels but can also be used for wheeled object that contain a bearing. The inventive device includes a thermal imaging camera, visual imaging camera, imaging processing unit. Users interface which allows for all...

20060180761 - Measurement system with separate optimized beam paths: The subject invention relates to a broadband optical metrology system that segregates the broadband radiation into multiple sub-bands to improve overall performance. Each sub-band includes only a fraction of the original bandwidth. The optical path—the light path that connects the illuminator, the sample and the detector—of each sub-band includes a...

20060180762 - Terahertz frequency band wavelength selector: A terahertz (THz) frequency radiation source to emit radiation in a narrow wavelength band within a range of about 3 μm to 3000 μm. This source includes: a broad bandwidth emitter to generate a broad bandwidth emitted wavelength band within the wavelength range; a first planar waveguide optically coupled to...

20060180763 - Gas detector that uses infrared light and method of detecting gas concentration: An infrared gas detector includes an infrared light source emitting infrared light of a specific wavelength, an infrared sensor detecting the infrared light from the infrared light source, and a gas cell accommodating the infrared light source and the infrared sensor. The infrared light source contains an LED or a...

20060180764 - Passenger detection apparatus: It is an object of the invention to determine whether a passenger sits in a passenger seat or backseat, and if YES, determine whether the passenger is an adult or a child, and whether the passenger is sitting in a normal attitude. A pair of thermopile sensors 13 and 14...

20060180765 - Infrared imaging system with ellipsoid reflective warm baffle and method: An infrared imaging system uses an uncooled elliptical surface section between reflective surfaces to allow a detector to perceive a cold interior of a vacuum chamber rather than a warmer surface of a structure or housing. In this way, background infrared radiation from within the system may be minimized....

20060180766 - Non-invasive scanning device: Methods and systems are provided for radioactive imaging of a test subject. At least one detector is operative to detect a radiation type associated with the subject. A test bed supports the test subject. A collimator assembly is positioned between the test bed and the at least one detector. The...

20060180767 - Gamma-ray camera system: A scintillator crystal (26)=based gamma-ray camera system is described. The gamma-ray camera system includes a spectra processing component for (34) providing improved energy resolution over that seen in conventional gamma-ray camera systems. The spectra processing component operates to deconvolve detector response functions from observed energy spectra on a pixel by...

20060180769 - Adapter for a detector and method for carrying out faultfinding on a detector having such an adapter: An adapter is disclosed for a detector including a plurality of detector modules. A method is further disclosed for carrying out faultfinding on the detector including such an adapter. It is possible for an electrical cross-connection to be produced between at least one first detector module and a second slot...

20060180768 - Amorphous selenium flat panel x-ray imager for tomosynthesis and static imaging: A flat panel x-ray imager exhibiting reduced ghosting effects and overvoltage protection by appropriate leakage current characteristics of the thin-film transistor array. A top electrode of a suitable material is directly on a non-insulating organic layer. The organic layer is directly on an amorphous selenium-based charge generator layer allowing charge...

20060180770 - Solid-state radiation detector: A solid-state radiation detector includes an active pixel matrix, which is arranged at one side with a scintillator layer, which emits light that can be converted into electrical charge by the pixel matrix depending on incident radiation, in particular X-ray radiation, and which is arranged on a carrier at the...

20060180771 - Amorphous selenium flat panel x-ray imager for tomosynthesis and static imaging: A flat panel x-ray imager exhibiting reduced ghosting effects and overvoltage protection by appropriate leakage current characteristics of the thin-film transistor array. A top electrode of a suitable material is directly on and in physical and electrical contact with an amorphous selenium-based charge generator layer, thereby reducing ghosting. The thin-film...

20060180772 - Binderless storage phosphor screen comprising a support including an amorphous (a-c) carbon layer: A binderless storage phosphor screen comprises a vacuum deposited CsBr:Eu phosphor layer on a support, wherein the support includes a layer of amorphous carbon and optionally one or more auxilliary layers....

20060180773 - Radiography system and method for recording x-rays in phosphor layers: The invention relates to a radiography system with a recording device and to a corresponding method for recording X-rays in storage phosphor layers. In order to improve a picture quality of an X-ray, a recording control is provided for controlling the recording device such that in a first phosphor layer...

20060180774 - Photoelectric conversion device, radiation detection apparatus, image processing system and driving method thereof: In a photoelectric conversion device, in order to suppress alteration of its properties during a long time use, lower the decrease of the S/N ratio due to a dark current output, and shorten image-pickup cycles, MIS type photoelectric conversion elements using an amorphous semiconductor material are connected with an electric...

20060180775 - Device and method for optical control under diffuse illumination and observation means of crockery items or any glazed ceramic products: In the present invention, a method and apparatus are implemented for inspecting the surfaces of ceramic tableware/pieces of ceramic crockery, said method and apparatus being characterized in that, with a single item of equipment: A—the product is illuminated by overall or zone-by-zone diffuse illumination; and B—the product is observed using...

20060180776 - Method of associating meta-data relating to a radiation image of an object with the radiation image: A first time stamp T1 indicative of the time of irradiation of an object and a second time stamp T2 indicative of the time of exposure of an image detector by the radiation image of the object, are generated. Meta-data relating to the object are associated with the radiation image...

20060180777 - Read-out device and method for reading out x-rays stored in phosphor layers: In order to improve the picture quality of X-rays, a read-out control is provided for controlling a read-out device such that a first storage phosphor layer, which has a first thickness d1, is read out by the read-out device controlled in a first read-out mode, and a second storage phosphor...

20060180778 - Read-out device and method for reading out x-rays stored in phosphor layers: A read-out device reads out X-rays stored in phosphor layers. To improve image quality, the read-out device is controlled such that an X-ray of a first body part, e.g. of a limb, stored in a phosphor layer is read out by the read-out device controlled in a first read-out mode,...

20060175528 - Phase-diversity wavefront sensor: A measuring apparatus comprising a novel wavefront sensor having a novel aberration means which can be constructed as a diffractive optical element (DOE) and which is suitable for use in adaptive optics. The measuring apparatus can determine the shape of an input radiation wavefront, which is mathematically describable at a...

20060175529 - Large-area detector: A solid state photodetector is disclosed comprising a multiplicity of photodetector elements, each element using clamped Geiger mode gain to achieve high sensitivity and high speed. The elements are connected together using a common anode to sum their outputs, allowing operation with gray-scale response over a large total photosensitive area....

20060175538 - Cmos active pixel sensor and active pixel sensor array using fingered type source follower transistor: A CMOS active pixel sensor includes a photodiode, a transmitting transistor, a reset transistor, a fingered type source follower transistor and a selecting transistor, where the photodiode generates charge in response to incident light, the transmitting transistor transmits the charge stored in the photodiode to a sensing node, the reset...

20060175536 - Cmos sensor array with a shared structure: A CMOS sensor array includes a plurality of unit blocks. A unit block includes: N pairs of photo diode regions arranged in a first direction; 2N transfer transistors respectively corresponding to the photo diode regions, wherein each of the transfer transistors is formed at a corner of the corresponding photo...

20060175534 - Differential column readout scheme for cmos aps pixels: The present invention provides an improved column readout circuitry and method of operation which minimizes substrate and other common mode noise during a read out operation. The circuit improves the consistency of the pixel to pixel output of the pixel array and increases the dynamic range of the pixel output....

20060175535 - Image sensor: An image sensor comprises an active pixel region that includes a plurality of unit pixels arranged in a matrix pattern, a first optical black region formed adjacent to the active pixel region, wherein a plurality of shaded unit pixels are arranged therein, a drain region formed adjacent to the first...

20060175537 - Imaging apparatus using saturation signal and photoelectric conversion signal to form image: At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to an imaging apparatus which can include a plurality of pixel sections disposed in a two-dimensional pattern. Each pixel section can include a photoelectric conversion member, a semiconductor region holding a signal transferred from the photoelectric conversion member, a transfer switch transferring the...

20060175531 - Imaging device analysis methods, imaging device analysis systems, and articles of manufacture: Imaging device analysis methods, imaging device analysis systems, and articles of manufacture are described. According to one embodiment, an imaging device analysis method includes providing a plurality of first responsivity values corresponding to a first responsivity function of an imaging device, first determining that error associated with the first responsivity...

20060175532 - Microelectronic imaging units and methods of manufacturing microelectronic imaging units: Microelectronic imaging units and methods for manufacturing the microelectronic imaging units. In one embodiment, an imaging unit includes a support member, an imaging die attached to the support member, and a driving member attached to the imaging die and the support member. The imaging die includes an image sensor, an...

20060175530 - Sub-pixel resolution and wavefront analyzer system: A sub-pixel resolution system that overcomes these and other problems has a number of optical sensors. Each of the optical sensors has a field of view that overlaps a neighboring optical sensors field of view. A number of contrast enhancement circuits are coupled between each of the optical sensors. An...

20060175533 - Transport mechanism for carrying reagent box: The present invention discloses a transport mechanism comprising an upper supporting board, a lower supporting board and a long board, wherein a X-direction guide groove is provided on said lower supporting board, and a guide rail is provided on said upper supporting board, the guide rail slidably engaging with the...

20060175540 - Capacitance type physical quantity sensor: The capacitance type physical quantity sensor has a sensing part including a capacitor element generating a capacitance signal representing a magnitude of a physical quantity to be sensed, and a sensor circuit including a charge amplifier converting the capacitance signal into a voltage signal. The charge amplifier includes an operational...

20060175539 - Fabrication of low leakage-current backside illuminated photodiodes: Ultra-low leakage current backside-illuminated semiconductor photodiode arrays are fabricated using a method of formation of a transparent, conducting bias electrode layer that avoids high-temperature processing of the substrate after the wafer has been gettered. As a consequence, the component of the reverse-bias leakage current associated with strain, crystallographic defects or...

20060175541 - System and method for interactive selection of agricultural vehicle guide paths through a graphical user interface other than moving the vehicle: A system and method provide for precision guiding of agricultural vehicles along a series of adjacent paths to form rows for cultivating a field. In one aspect of the invention the vehicle is moved along a first path while receiving positioning information from a navigational system (e.g., RTK GPS). This...

20060175542 - Retroreflective photoelectric sensor: A retroreflective photoelectric sensor has a light-emitting optical system having a light-emitting element and a first polarizer and serving to transmit light from the light-emitting element through the first polarizer, a light-receiving optical system having a second polarizer and a light-receiving element and serving to convert light received through the...

20060175543 - Intra-thecal catheter and method for cooling the spinal cord: An intra-thecal cooling catheter system includes a catheter having an inlet channel and outlet channel providing for the closed flow of cooling fluid into and out of the catheter. The catheter further includes a cooling system coupled to the catheter. The method is achieved by positioning an intra-thecal cooling catheter...

20060175544 - Light scanning apparatus: A light is emitted from a light emitting element toward the other surface in a thickness direction of a scanning mirror which can be angularly displaced about an axial line. At least either one of a first light receiving portion and a second light receiving portion receives a light which...

20060175546 - Optical scanner reflecting and outputting light increased in width and image forming apparatus using same: An optical scanner is disclosed which includes: a reflective surface from which incoming light is reflected; and a scanning sub-system altering an angle of the reflective surface, relative to an entry direction in which the incoming light enters the reflective surface, to thereby perform a scanning operation of reflected light...

20060175545 - Optical scanning imaging system: The system includes an illumination system, a scanner, a non-linear optical element, and a pumping light source. The illumination system emits imaging beam and the scanner scans the beam incident from the illumination system. The non-linear optical element is made of a material having a Kerr effect or the like...

20060175547 - Method and apparatus for analyzing a downhole fluid using a thermal detector: The present invention provides a method and apparatus for estimating a property of a fluid downhole by exposing the fluid to modulated light downhole and sensing changes in intensity of infrared radiation from the downhole fluid to estimate the property of the downhole fluid. The present invention senses changes in...

20060175548 - Charged particle beam apparatus: A charged particle beam apparatus having an aberration correction capability at high acceleration voltages. The charged particle beam apparatus comprises a charged particle beam source; an extraction electrode to extract charged particles from the charged particle beam source; a charged particle beam gun including a means for converging a charged...

20060175549 - High and low resolution camera systems and methods: Systems and methods provide high and low resolution cameras. For example, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a camera system provides wide and narrow fields of view simultaneously. An operator may select different views to be provided by the camera system (e.g., a wide field of view,...

20060175550 - Use of a night-vision intensifier for direct visualization by eye of far-red and near-infared fluorescence through an optical microscope: Featured are methods for the direct microscopic visualization of samples (9) using a image intensifier (140) that intensifies low levels of visible light and converts far-red or near-infra-red light to visible light. Also featured are devices and systems for use in the methods of the invention....

20060175551 - Plasmonic enhanced infrared detector element: Electromagnetic radiation detector elements and methods for detecting electromagnetic radiation, in particular, infrared radiation, are provided. The electromagnetic radiation detector element can include an electromagnetic radiation detector and a plasmonic antenna disposed over the electromagnetic radiation detector. The plasmonic antenna can include a metal film, a sub-wavelength aperture in the...

20060175552 - Radiological inspection apparatus and radiological inspection method: In a radiological inspection apparatus, a subject lying on a bed is located in the center of an imaging device. A large number of radiological detectors are arranged around the subject. The radiological detectors are arranged in multiple stages in a direction normal to the body axis of the subject....

20060175553 - Method and system for controlling semiconductor manufacturing equipment: A method for controlling semiconductor manufacturing equipment in a waiting mode, comprising: retrieving information about a waiting time for a product to be provided to the semiconductor manufacturing equipment on a production line, the product being to be subjected to predetermined processing by the semiconductor manufacturing equipment; comparing the waiting...

20060175554 - Germicidal brush cleaner: A germicidal brush cleaner that uses a germicidal light source to disinfect the individual bristles on a plurality of toothbrushes and a hairbrush. Each toothbrush and hairbrush includes bristles made of optical fibers capable of transmitting ultraviolet light. There is also a special method of attachment of the toothbrush inside...

20060175555 - 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...

20060175557 - Apparatus for projecting a reduced image of a photomask using a schwarzschild objective: An optical system for projecting an image of a photomask on a substrate, using a Schwarzschild objective includes an excimer laser, beam shaping optics for shaping a laser beam from the laser and a beam-dividing prism. The beam-dividing prism has a dividing-face including four facets inclined at an angle to...

20060175556 - Illumination optical system, exposure apparatus, and device manufacturing method: An illumination optical system for illuminating a target plane by using light from a light source includes plural displaceable mirrors that are two-dimensionally arranged at specific positions in said illumination optical system....

20060175558 - Method for removal of deposition on an optical element, lithographic apparatus, device manufacturing method, and device manufactured thereby: A method for removal of deposition on a radiation collector of a lithographic apparatus includes providing a gas barrier to an end of a radiation collector, thereby providing a radiation collector enclosure volume; providing a gas to the enclosure volume, the gas selected from a halogen containing gas and a...

20060175559 - Device and method for detecting the edge of a recording material: A device and a method for detecting the edge of a recording material, in particular, a printing plate, in an exposer for recording printing originals includes an exposer having an exposure drum holding the plate, and an exposure head moved axially along the drum and focusing exposure beams onto the...

20060175560 - Method and apparatus for quality inspection: In an inspection for protrusion of the melted thermoplastic material of transversal line seal into inside, it is an object to provide a quality inspection method and a quality inspection device which can easily detect projection on edge of seal, securely capture even fine unevenness which could not visually found,...

20060175561 - Particle shadow velocimetry: A method of measuring fluid flow including the steps of providing a light source including at least one LED, providing an image detecting element and defining an illuminated measurement space with an optical element located between the measurement space and the image detecting element. The measurement space is located optically...

20060175562 - Thick clear crystal photostimulable phosphor plate for x-ray imaging: A radiation imaging apparatus includes a photostimulable phosphor plate, an x-ray source, a red or infrared laser, and an array of photomultiplier tubes. The x-ray source propagates x-rays toward the plate, which is incident on the plate at a first incidence angle. The x-rays interact with the plate to form...

20060169873 - Detector: A detector includes a photosensitive array including at least one photosensitive surface. A focusing device focuses spectrally split light onto the photosensitive array. The focusing device is located in an optical path upstream from the photosensitive array. The focusing device includes a microlens array including at least one microlens....

20060169870 - Image sensor with embedded optical element: A pixel includes a surface configured to receive incident light and a floor formed by a semiconductor substrate. A photodetector is disposed in the floor. A dielectric structure is disposed between the surface and the floor. A volume of the dielectric structure between the surface and the photodetector provides an...

20060169871 - Photoelectric conversion device, multichip image sensor, contact image sensor, and image scanner: The invention provides a photoelectric conversion device, in which a decrease in sensitivity and a crosstalk between wirings are suppressed. Plural pixel columns are arranged in one direction, plural pixels are arranged in a different direction to the one direction in a column manner in the pixel column, and the...

20060169872 - Two-dimensional image detector: A Pb plate and a base board loading electronic components such as a signal processing circuit and a power supply circuit are disposed on a case side so as to decrease the weight and the thickness of a sensor section. Besides, the case has a mechanical strength enough to support...

20060169874 - Photosensitive button structure: A photosensitive button structure includes a button body and a photosensitive layer. The photosensitive layer is disposed on a bottom side of the button body, and has a plurality of words and pictures formed thereon. Whereby, the photosensitive layer produces a first color change by absorbing light from one angle,...

20060169875 - Optoelectronic sensor: The invention relates to an optoelectronic sensor comprising an integrated arrangement of a plurality of light emitting diodes arranged in the region of an optical receiving system for the illumination of a sensing region, with beam-shaping optical elements being associated with the light emitting diodes. The beam-shaping optical elements have...

20060169876 - Laser scanning and sensing device for detection around automatic doors: a receiver deflection means (24) adapted to reflect light pulses that have been reflected in the sweep plane (15) and to re-direct the reflected light pulses to the photodetection means (42). The device comprises optical shielding means (32) adapted to optically shield transmitted light pulses on their trajectory from the...

20060169877 - Quantum computer and quantum computation method: Quantum computer includes optical systems arranged in series each of the plurality of optical systems includes first half-wave plate, first polarizing beam splitter, first switching mirror, first photodetector, first polarization rotator, optical cavity which contains atom, second switching mirror, second photodetector, second polarization rotator, and high reflection mirror, first polarization...

20060169878 - Solid-state imaging device and manufacturing method for the same: Photoelectric converters are arranged two-dimensionally in a semiconductor substrate. A planarizing layer, a light shielding film, a further planarizing layer and condenser lenses are formed sequentially on the semiconductor substrate and the photoelectric converters. The light shielding film has apertures at positions corresponding to the photoelectric conversion devices. Multilayer interference...

20060169879 - Optical rotation angle detecting device: Terminal insertion holes for allowing terminals of photo sensors (photo ICs and photo interrupters) to be respectively inserted therethrough are bored in a circuit board on which the photo sensors are to be mounted. Some of the terminal insertion holes regulate the corresponding terminals in the circumferential direction of the...

20060169880 - Optical scanner reflecting and outputting light with controlled intensity and image forming apparatus using same: An optical scanner is disclosed which includes: a reflective surface from which incoming light is reflected; a scanning mechanism altering a reflective-surface angle of the reflective surface, relative to an entry direction in which the incoming light enters the reflective surface, to thereby scan reflected light from the reflective surface;...

20060169881 - Tunable dispersive optical system: A novel dispersion optical system based on at least one grating is provided. The pitches of the grating are linearly modulated so that the incident light is dispersed into different monochromatic light at different diffraction angles. In such a system, an order sorting filter is not required to separate the...

20060169882 - Integrated planar ion traps: An apparatus for an ion trap includes an electrically conductive substrate having top and bottom surfaces and having vias that cross from the top surface to the bottom surface. The apparatus includes a pair of planar first electrodes supported over said top surface and second electrodes having planar surfaces. The...

20060169883 - Aspects of mass spectral calibration: A method for calibrating and analyzing data from a mass spectrometer, comprising the steps of acquiring raw profile mode data containing mass spectral responses of ions with or without isotopes; calculating theoretical isotope distributions for each of at least one calibration ion based on elemental composition; convoluting the theoretical isotope...

20060169884 - Confining positive and negative ions with fast oscillating electric potentials: Methods and apparatus for trapping or guiding ions. Ions are introduced into an ion trap or ion guide. The ion trap or ion guide includes a first set of electrodes and a second set of electrodes. The first set of electrodes defines a first portion of an ion channel to...

20060169885 - System and method for isotopic signature and mass analysis: Mass intensity values, isotopic ratios and exact mass differences between isotopes may be obtained and analyzed to determine if there are one or more masses of interest. In one implementation, a method will look among the mass intensity values for peaks of interest. The mass intensity values, representative of isotopic...

20060169886 - Pancake spectrometer: Method and apparatus for identification of chemical compounds in a sample based on differences in ion mobility, wherein the filter and detector electrodes are formed radially spaced on facing substrates....

20060169887 - Electrospray mass spectrometer and ion source: An inexpensive electrospray mass spectrometer capable of performing measurements consecutively from the ESI mode to the cold-spray ionization mode and vice versa. The electrospray mass spectrometer has an electrospray ion source, a nebulization nozzle, and a sampling orifice. The axes of the nozzle and orifice intersect each other. The instrument...

20060169888 - Ion attachment mass spectrometry apparatus: An ion attachment mass spectrometry apparatus causing positively charged metal ions to attach to molecules of a gas to be measured in an attachment region to generate attached ions and then performing mass spectrometry on the attached ions by a mass spectrometer, has a metal ion selective disassociation unit for...

20060169889 - Mass spectrometric method, mass spectrometric system, diagnosis system, inspection system, and mass spectrometric program: The present invention can provide a mass spectrometric system judging whether a measurement target is a substance required by an operator within an actual measurement time, when a substance (particularly such as protein or sugar chains) is analyzed. In the mass spectrometric system using a tandem mass spectrometer, a particular...

20060169890 - Mass spectrometer multipole device: The invention provides a multipole device for a mass spectrometer system. In general, the multipole device contains a plurality of conductive rods each comprising a conductive layer, a resistive layer, and an insulative layer between the conductive and resistive layers. The invention finds use in a variety of applications, including...

20060169891 - Method and apparatus for improved sensitivity in a mass spectrometer: In a mass spectrometer, ions from an ion source pass through an inlet aperture into a vacuum chamber for transmitting prior to mass analysis by the mass analyzer. The configuration of the inlet aperture forms a sonic orifice or sonic nozzle and with a predetermined vacuum chamber pressure, a supersonic...

20060169892 - Mass spectrometer: An electron capture dissociation device to implement a combination of electron capture dissociation and collision dissociation and a mass spectrometer with the use thereof are provided. This device includes a linear ion trap provided with linear multipole electrodes applied with a radio frequency electric field and wall electrodes that are...

20060169893 - X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy: An X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy includes an X-ray generator generating an X-ray, a collimator collimating the X-ray generated in the X-ray generator, a monochromator for converting the collimated X-ray into a single wavelength X-ray and reflecting the single wavelength X-ray to a test sample, the monochromator being installed to be displaceable...

20060169898 - Aberration measuring apparatus for charged particle beam optical system, charged particle beam lithography machine having the aberration measuring apparatus, and device fabrication method using the apparatus: In order to measure an aberration of a charged particle beam optical system, an aberration measuring machine includes a charged particle generating unit adapted to make a plurality of charged particle beams strike the object plane of the charged particle beam optical system at different incident angles, and a detecting...

20060169899 - Detector optics for multiple electron beam test system: A detector optics system for collecting secondary electrons (SEs) and/or backscattered electrons (BSEs) in a multiple charged particle beam test system is disclosed. Aspects of the detector optics system include: the ability to image and/or electrically test a number of locations simultaneously across the full width of a large substrate...

20060169895 - Method and apparatus for automatically correcting charged-particle beam and method of controlling aberration corrector for charged-particle beam: There is disclosed a method and apparatus for automatically correcting a charged-particle beam with an aberration corrector without the operator performing manual operations. The apparatus has an extraction portion for extracting the profile of the beam from images of a surface of a sample, a calculation unit for calculating the...

20060169894 - Method of forming images in a scanning electron microscope: An imaging device having many detector elements is used to construct multiple images of the surface of a specimen in a scanning electron microscope (SEM) using signals from different elements of the imaging device as the specimen is scanned a single time in the SEM....

20060169897 - Microscope system for testing semiconductors: A system that includes an imaging device for effectively positioning a probe for testing a semiconductor wafer....

20060169896 - Pattern specification method and pattern specification apparatus: A pattern specification method for specifying a drawn microscopic pattern, comprising the step of creating a first pattern in which process shift information is reflected on a pattern expressed by design data, the step of enlarging the drawn pattern, the step of performing pattern matching between the first pattern which...

20060169900 - Testing apparatus using charged particles and device manufacturing method using the testing apparatus: A system for further enhancing speed, i.e. improving throughput in a SEM-type inspection apparatus is provided. An inspection apparatus for inspecting a surface of a substrate produces a crossover from electrons emitted from an electron beam source 25•1, then forms an image under a desired magnification in the direction of...

20060169901 - Direct collection transmission electron microscopy: A preferred method for transmission electron microscopy includes a step of generating a microscopy signal. The microscopy signal is then detected with an active pixel detector that includes a plurality of pixels. Each of the pixels includes at least one photodiode. Each pixel integrates an incident signal over a collection...

20060169902 - Infrared sensor: An infrared sensor includes a substrate having a cavity, a membrane bridging the cavity, a thermopile-type infrared light sensing element, an infrared light absorption film located over the membrane in correspondence with positions of hot junctions of the thermopile, and an infrared light reflection coating located over the substrate to...

20060169903 - Infrared sensor unit for controlling operation of electrically powered appliances: There is provided an infrared sensor unit for deactivating an electrical appliance when left unattended by its user. The sensor unit includes a passive infrared sensor for sensing the user through a field of infrared light provided within a viewable distance of the electrical appliance. An adjustable timer is in...

20060169904 - Active polarization-resolving infrared imager: The Active Polarization-Resolving Infrared Imager improves the function of the passive polarization-resolving infrared imager of U.S. Pat. No. 6,310,345 by employing a laser to illuminate actively the selected target scene and a means for selectively changing the polarization orientation of the beam emitted by the laser. The polarization of the...

20060169907 - Radiation image detector and radiation image generating system: A radiation image detector for detecting an irradiated radiation and for obtaining radiation image information, includes: an image generation mode; and a plurality of image generation standby modes, wherein the plurality of image generation standby modes includes: a first standby mode having electric power consumption amount at least lower than...

20060169906 - Systems, methods, and apparatus for a kinetic energy absorbing device: Systems, methods and apparatus are provided through which an impact absorbing material is affixed to a transportable device to protect the transportable device from impact with another object. In some embodiments, the impact absorbing material is a crumple zone material that has plastic deformation characteristics....

20060169905 - Fissile material detector having an array of active pixel sensors: A system and method detecting fissile material. According to one embodiment, a detector includes an array of active pixel sensors wherein each active pixel sensor operable to integrate a charge generated by radiation that is incident upon the active pixel sensor by using a charge-sensing element during an integration phase....

20060169908 - Radiographic imaging system: A radiographic imaging apparatus 1 has a solid-state image sensor 11, a scintillator 21, and others. The solid-state image sensor 11 has a photosensitive section 13 and an amplification section 15, which are formed on one side of an Si substrate 12. The photosensitive section 13 includes a plurality of...

20060169909 - Level shift circuit, electro-optical device using the same, and electronic apparatus: A level shift circuit includes a capacitor element that has one terminal to which a logic input signal having a first logic amplitude is input; a logic output circuit that includes a first logic inverting circuit having a first logic inversion level with respect to an input terminal thereof connected...

20060169911 - Electron confinement inside magent of ion implanter: A method and apparatus are disclosed for improving space charge neutralization adjacent a magnet of an ion implanter by confining the electrons inside a magnetic region thereof to reduce electron losses and therefore improve the transport efficiency of a low energy beam. A magnetic pole member for a magnet of...

20060169912 - Electron injection in ion implanter magnets: One or more electron sources are utilized to inject electrons into an ion beam being transported between the polepieces of a magnet. In some embodiments, the electron sources are located in cavities in one or both polepieces of the magnet. In other embodiments, a radio frequency or microwave plasma flood...

20060169910 - Multi-axis compound lens, beam system making use of the compound lens, and method using the compound lens: The invention provides an optical system for a charged particle multi-beam system. The optical system comprises an electrostatic lens component and a magnetic lens component. The components are used to focus a plurality of charged particle beams in a separate opening for each of at least a plurality a charged...

20060169913 - Apparatus and method for modifying an object: A method and apparatus includes positioning a reactant on a surface in specific location and then directing an energy source from a device at the reactant such that it modifies the surface to either remove material or add material....

20060169914 - Ion source using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization: An ion source generating ions by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) comprising a MALDI sample support and a solid-state the laser system generating a pulsed laser beam, which has a wavelength in the range between 332 and 342 nanometers and is spatially shaped in the solid-state laser system such that the...

20060169915 - Ion source configuration for production of ionized clusters, ionized molecules and ionized mono-atoms: Ion sources and methods for generating molecular ions in a cold operating mode and for generating atomic ions in a hot operating mode are provided. In some embodiments, first and second electron sources are located at opposite ends of an arc chamber. The first electron source is energized in the...

20060169916 - Specimen stage for charged-particle scanning microscopy: A specimen stage for charged-particle scanning microscopy comprises a non-magnetic platform for supporting a specimen, at least one probe pin assembly including a probe pin for contacting a selected portion of the specimen, the probe pin being electrically insulated from the platform and being electrically coupled to an output, and...

20060169917 - Silicone/graphite sample holder: The present invention relates to a sample holder for a mass spectrometer onto which a mixture of silicone and graphite is applied....

20060169918 - Information acquistion method and apparatus for information acquistion: The invention is to provide a method and an apparatus for observing a substance having a stable morphology in a liquid medium such as water. The method comprises the steps of obtaining a composition in which the substance is maintained in a liquid medium, bringing the liquid medium into an...

20060169919 - Analytical method using photolysis: An analytical method is provided including: dissolving a sample in a solvent; radiating UV light onto the dissolved sample to separate an ion from the sample; and detecting the kind and concentration of the separated ion using an ion selective electrode. A qualitative analysis and quantitative analysis of a sample...

20060169924 - Controlling the characteristics of implanter ion-beams: A method and apparatus satisfying growing demands for improving the precision of angle of incidence of implanting ions that impact a semiconductor wafer and the precision of ribbon ion beams for uniform doping of wafers as they pass under an ion beam. The method and apparatus are directed to the...

20060169922 - Ion implant ion beam parallelism and direction integrity determination and adjusting: A system, method and program product for controlling parallelism and/or direction integrity of an ion beam generated by an ion implanter system are disclosed. The invention utilizes multiple faraday cups to measure a profile of at least a portion of the ion beam. The results of the measurement are then...

20060169921 - Ion source for use 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 ion source has an arc chamber for ionizing a source material routed into the arc chamber that defines an exit...

20060169920 - Rapid-response electron-beam deposition system having a controller utilizing leading and trailing deposition indicators: An electron-beam deposition system includes an evaporation source having a source target with a target location at which a deposition material may be positioned, and a controllable electron-beam source disposed to direct an electron beam at the target location. A trailing-indicator monitor measures a past evaporation performance of the evaporation...

20060169923 - Sample holder and ion-beam processing system: A sample holder and ion-beam processing system are offered which permit a good sample adapted for observation (such as TEM (transmission electron microscopy) observation). The sample holder has a sample placement portion having a sample adhering surface. The holder further includes a shielding material guide portion placed over the sample...

20060169926 - Electron beam lithography apparatus and lithography method: An electron beam lithography apparatus includes a control device in which, for each column stripe in each drawing time of multiple drawing, optional conditions of dividing a pattern to be drawn on the sample can be set; and a time obtained by dividing a total irradiation time by the number...

20060169925 - Variable rectangle-type electron beam exposure apparatus and pattern exposure-formation method: A variable rectangle-type electron beam exposure apparatus for forming rectangular beams of different angles which is capable of highly finely conducting exposure with respect to a predetermined fine line pattern having an arbitrary angle in the pattern region. The apparatus includes a first slit member (10) in which a plurality...

20060169927 - Aberration adjusting method, device fabrication method, and charged particle beam lithography machine: The aberrations of a charged particle beam optical system in a lithography machine are measured. Control amounts to control optical elements included in the charged particle beam optical system are changed, the variations of the aberrations are obtained by executing the aberration measuring step, and the aberration sensitivities of the...

20060169928 - Radiantly heated cathode for an electron gun and heating assembly: A heating assembly (36) for heating a cathode (38) of an electron gun (30) of an exposure apparatus (10) includes a radiation source (42) and a beam shaper (44). The radiation source (42) generates a source beam (46). The beam shaper (44) receives the source beam (46) and selectively shapes...

20060169929 - Lithographic apparatus, illumination system and filter system: A lithographic apparatus includes a radiation system configured to form a projection beam of radiation. The radiation system includes a radiation source that emits radiation, a filter system for filtering debris particles out of the radiation beam, and an illumination system configured to condition a radiation beam. A projection system...

20060169930 - Plane elements for the absorption or reduction of the reflection of electromagnetic waves: An apparatus for reducing the electromagnetic radiation reflected from structures in the direction of electromagnetic radiation receiving equipment is disclosed. The apparatus, situated between an object (6) and a source of electromagnetic radiation (10), comprises an array (2) of at least one substantially reflective panel (4) arranged such that the...

20060169931 - Method and device for magnetic space radiation shield providing isotropic protection: There is provided a radiation shield device for providing radiation protection to an area, such as a manned vehicle. The radiation shield device comprises a magnetic field generator, such as a solenoid, of superconductive material that provides a magnetic field around the area to shield the area from radiation. The...

20060169932 - Remote sensing apparatus and a frequency analysis method of the remote sensing apparatus: A remote sensing apparatus includes an optical system device, a frequency converter, and a frequency analyzer. The device transmits laser light generated from a laser light source toward an optical pattern rotary plate to receive its reflection light by an optical receiver. The plate is a measurement object. The converter...