Particle Wave-Front Detection via Optical Focusing and Kinetic Energy Conversion
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current sensing techniques are limited in their ability to detect specific types of particles and energy, often requiring invasive methods that can damage samples or cause discomfort, and struggle to differentiate between desired and undesired particles.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that uses a particle receiver with a sensor to detect desired primary emission particles by filtering and focusing them, generating a time-varying electrical measurement signal to determine sample characteristics, while preventing undesired particles from impinging on the sensor, utilizing a combination of kinetic energy detectors, supercooled sensors, and beam focusing devices with crystalline structures.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If current sensing techniques are used to detect particles and energy, then detection capability is achieved, but the sample is damaged or the subject experiences pain/discomfort
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs an intermediary optical system consisting of lenses and mirrors to redirect particle emissions from the sample to the detector without direct contact. This mediator approach allows the detector to receive information about the sample's particle emissions while maintaining physical separation, thus achieving reliable detection without damaging the sample.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces invasive mechanical sensing approaches with optical detection methods. Instead of physically contacting or implanting sensors in the sample, the system uses optical components to detect particle emissions remotely, substituting a non-contact optical field-based measurement for a contact-based mechanical measurement system.
2Quantity of substance
If sensors detect all emitted particles, then detection coverage is maximized, but signal-to-noise ratio decreases due to undesired particles
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts or separates the desired particle signals from the total particle emission by using selective detection methods. The optical system and detector are configured to specifically identify and measure particular types of particle emissions while excluding others, effectively extracting the useful signal from the mixture of all emitted particles.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies local quality by making different parts of the detection system specialized for detecting specific particle types or energy ranges. The optical components and detector are optimized with specific properties (such as wavelength sensitivity or focal characteristics) that enable selective detection of desired particles while rejecting undesired ones, creating localized detection capabilities within the overall system.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables non-invasive, efficient detection of particles and energy with enhanced sensitivity and signal-to-noise ratio, allowing for precise characterization of samples without damaging them, and can be used in various applications including medical diagnostics and material analysis.
Implementation Method 1
responding to direct impingement of the focused plurality of desired primary emission particles on the sensor by generating, with the receiver, a time-varying electrical measurement signal indicative of the focused plurality of desired primary emission particles received by the sensor
Implementation Method 2
focusing, with a solid lens member, the plurality of desired primary emission particles to cause the plurality of desired primary emission particles to be directed towards the sensor
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure relates to a particle and energy detection system. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to coherent particle generation/detection devices configured to detect a plurality of particles (or energy quanta) which are caused to be combined by superposition upon impacting the detector and imparting a portion of their kinetic energy to the detection process. Additionally, a low power particle generating system that uses a particle generator device configured to generate a plurality of excitation signals which are caused to be focused and impinge upon a separating mechanism is provided so as to direct the particle beam to optimize the system's detection capability.