US 12,461,047 B1
Sensitive detection of low doses of beta particles using quartz crystal oscillators
Abdullah Nasser Alodhayb, Riyadh (SA); Nadyah Layeh Alanazi, Riyadh (SA); Hamad Albrithen, Riyadh (SA); Saad Abdulaziz Dawood, Riyadh (SA); Muthumare Eswaran Muthu Ramamoorthy, Riyadh (SA); Khaled Zouher Shamma, Riyadh (SA); and Saja Hamed Alshereef, Riyadh (SA)
Assigned to KING SAUD UNIVERSITY, Riyadh (SA)
Filed by KING SAUD UNIVERSITY, Riyadh (SA)
Filed on Sep. 12, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/883,369.
Application 18/883,369 is a division of application No. 18/767,749, filed on Jul. 9, 2024, granted, now 12,239,474.
Int. Cl. H03H 9/215 (2006.01); G01N 23/06 (2018.01); G01N 27/14 (2006.01); G01T 1/16 (2006.01); G01T 1/26 (2006.01)
CPC G01N 23/06 (2013.01) [G01N 27/14 (2013.01); G01T 1/16 (2013.01); G01T 1/26 (2013.01); H03H 9/215 (2013.01); G01N 2223/102 (2013.01)] 5 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A quartz tuning fork comprising:
at least one prong comprising a first section and a second section, the first section comprising a plurality of planar surfaces, each of the plurality of planar surfaces having a first end and a second end, the first end of each of the plurality of planar surfaces being connected to a cylindrical substrate, the second end of each of the plurality of planar surfaces being connected to the second section, the second section comprising a first portion and a second portion, the second portion of the second section is indirectly connected to the substrate, wherein each of the plurality of planar surfaces comprises a first material, one of the plurality of planar surfaces is coated with a second material to form a first composite material, and wherein the first composite material is different from a material of the second section.