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Card controlled beta backscatter thickness measuring instrument

US4079237A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 12, 1975
Grant dateMar 14, 1978
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Expiry dateNov 12, 1995

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01B15/02
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An improved beta backscatter instrument for the non-destructive measurement of the thickness of thin coatings on a substrate. Included therein is the utilization of a bank of memory stored data representative of isotope, substrate, coating material and thickness range characteristics in association with a control card having predetermined indicia thereon selectively representative of a particular isotope, substrate material, coating material and thickness range for conditioning electronic circuit means by memory stored data selected in accord with the predetermined indicia on a control card for converting backscattered beta particle counts into indicia of coating thickness.

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