[go: up one dir, main page]

Mullin et al., 1994 - Google Patents

A Compton-scatter spectrometry technique for flaw detection

Mullin et al., 1994

Document ID
16503151772467662855
Author
Mullin S
Hussein E
Publication year
Publication venue
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

External Links

Snippet

The energy spectrum of Compton scattered photons is used for detecting collinear flaws and defects in laminated or composite materials. By relating the energy of scattered photons to their angle of scattering, indications of material density at different locations along the beam …
Continue reading at www.sciencedirect.com (other versions)

Classifications

    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N23/00—Investigating or analysing materials by the use of wave or particle radiation not covered by G01N21/00 or G01N22/00, e.g. X-rays or neutrons
    • G01N23/02—Investigating or analysing materials by the use of wave or particle radiation not covered by G01N21/00 or G01N22/00, e.g. X-rays or neutrons by transmitting the radiation through the material
    • G01N23/06—Investigating or analysing materials by the use of wave or particle radiation not covered by G01N21/00 or G01N22/00, e.g. X-rays or neutrons by transmitting the radiation through the material and measuring the absorption
    • G01N23/08—Investigating or analysing materials by the use of wave or particle radiation not covered by G01N21/00 or G01N22/00, e.g. X-rays or neutrons by transmitting the radiation through the material and measuring the absorption using electric detection means
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N23/00—Investigating or analysing materials by the use of wave or particle radiation not covered by G01N21/00 or G01N22/00, e.g. X-rays or neutrons
    • G01N23/02—Investigating or analysing materials by the use of wave or particle radiation not covered by G01N21/00 or G01N22/00, e.g. X-rays or neutrons by transmitting the radiation through the material
    • G01N23/04—Investigating or analysing materials by the use of wave or particle radiation not covered by G01N21/00 or G01N22/00, e.g. X-rays or neutrons by transmitting the radiation through the material and forming a picture
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N2223/00—Investigating materials by wave or particle radiation
    • G01N2223/07—Investigating materials by wave or particle radiation secondary emission
    • G01N2223/076—X-ray fluorescence
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N23/00—Investigating or analysing materials by the use of wave or particle radiation not covered by G01N21/00 or G01N22/00, e.g. X-rays or neutrons
    • G01N23/20—Investigating or analysing materials by the use of wave or particle radiation not covered by G01N21/00 or G01N22/00, e.g. X-rays or neutrons by using diffraction of the radiation, e.g. for investigating crystal structure; by using reflection of the radiation
    • G01N23/201—Investigating or analysing materials by the use of wave or particle radiation not covered by G01N21/00 or G01N22/00, e.g. X-rays or neutrons by using diffraction of the radiation, e.g. for investigating crystal structure; by using reflection of the radiation by measuring small-angle scattering
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01V—GEOPHYSICS; GRAVITATIONAL MEASUREMENTS; DETECTING MASSES OR OBJECTS
    • G01V5/00—Prospecting or detecting by the use of nuclear radiation, e.g. of natural or induced radioactivity
    • G01V5/0008—Detecting hidden objects, e.g. weapons, explosives
    • G01V5/0016—Active interrogation, i.e. using an external radiation source, e.g. using pulsed, continuous or cosmic rays
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01V—GEOPHYSICS; GRAVITATIONAL MEASUREMENTS; DETECTING MASSES OR OBJECTS
    • G01V5/00—Prospecting or detecting by the use of nuclear radiation, e.g. of natural or induced radioactivity
    • G01V5/0008—Detecting hidden objects, e.g. weapons, explosives
    • G01V5/0075—Passive interrogation
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N23/00—Investigating or analysing materials by the use of wave or particle radiation not covered by G01N21/00 or G01N22/00, e.g. X-rays or neutrons
    • G01N23/22—Investigating or analysing materials by the use of wave or particle radiation not covered by G01N21/00 or G01N22/00, e.g. X-rays or neutrons by measuring secondary emission
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01V—GEOPHYSICS; GRAVITATIONAL MEASUREMENTS; DETECTING MASSES OR OBJECTS
    • G01V5/00—Prospecting or detecting by the use of nuclear radiation, e.g. of natural or induced radioactivity
    • G01V5/04—Prospecting or detecting by the use of nuclear radiation, e.g. of natural or induced radioactivity specially adapted for well-logging
    • G01V5/08—Prospecting or detecting by the use of nuclear radiation, e.g. of natural or induced radioactivity specially adapted for well-logging using primary nuclear radiation sources or X-rays
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N2223/00—Investigating materials by wave or particle radiation
    • G01N2223/60—Specific applications or type of materials
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01T—MEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR OR X-RADIATION
    • G01T1/00—Measuring X-radiation, gamma radiation, corpuscular radiation, or cosmic radiation
    • G01T1/16—Measuring radiation intensity
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01T—MEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR OR X-RADIATION
    • G01T1/00—Measuring X-radiation, gamma radiation, corpuscular radiation, or cosmic radiation
    • G01T1/36—Measuring spectral distribution of X-rays or of nuclear radiation spectrometry
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N15/00—Investigating characteristics of particles; Investigating permeability, pore-volume, or surface-area of porous materials
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N33/00—Investigating or analysing materials by specific methods not covered by the preceding groups
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N27/00—Investigating or analysing materials by the use of electric, electro-chemical, or magnetic means
    • G01N27/72—Investigating or analysing materials by the use of electric, electro-chemical, or magnetic means by investigating magnetic variables
    • G01N27/82—Investigating or analysing materials by the use of electric, electro-chemical, or magnetic means by investigating magnetic variables for investigating the presence of flaws
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01T—MEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR OR X-RADIATION
    • G01T5/00—Recording of movements or tracks of particles; Processing or analysis of such tracks
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01T—MEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR OR X-RADIATION
    • G01T7/00—Details of radiation-measuring instruments
    • G01T7/02—Collecting means for receiving or storing samples to be investigated and possibly directly transporting the samples to the measuring arrangement; particularly for investigating radioactive fluids

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
US7317195B2 (en) Quantitative transmission/emission detector system and methods of detecting concealed radiation sources
Priedhorsky et al. Detection of high-Z objects using multiple scattering of cosmic ray muons
US5410156A (en) High energy x-y neutron detector and radiographic/tomographic device
US4037105A (en) Radiation detector with array of different scintillators
US20060115044A1 (en) Method and an apparatus for liquid safety-detection with a radiation source
JP6896062B2 (en) Inspection equipment and inspection method
US20100034347A1 (en) Scatter Attenuation Tomography
US5440136A (en) Anisotropic neutron scatter method and apparatus
WO2011046078A1 (en) Non-destructive examination method and device
US6157699A (en) Method and apparatus for non-destructive detection of hidden flaws
USRE36201E (en) High energy x-y neutron detector and radiographic/tomographic device
KR102397712B1 (en) Pulsed Neutron Generation Instant Gamma Ray Emission Measurement System for Surface Defect Detection and Analysis
Mullin et al. A Compton-scatter spectrometry technique for flaw detection
US3243589A (en) Backscatter flaw detection system
EP1269166A2 (en) Detection of fissile material
Silva et al. Tube defects inspection technique by using Compton gamma-rays backscattering
Gokhale et al. A 252Cf neutron transmission technique for bulk detection of explosives
CN1196797A (en) Method and apparatus for detecting and identifying fissionable material
Hogan et al. Detection of High‐Z Objects using Multiple Scattering of Cosmic Ray Muons
US4982417A (en) Method and apparatus for texture analysis
Shedlock et al. Optimization of an RSD X-ray backscatter system for detecting defects in the space shuttle external tank thermal foam insulation
Anjos et al. Compton scattering of gamma-rays as surface inspection technique
Abdul-Majid et al. Use of gamma ray back scattering method for inspection of corrosion under insulation
Bull et al. Discrimination between low atomic number materials from their characteristic scattering of X-ray radiation
Stepanov et al. Application of gamma-ray imager for non-destructive testing