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Fast neutron radiography system

US4535246A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 6, 1982
Grant dateAug 13, 1985
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Expiry dateAug 6, 2002

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01T3/06
  • WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A system for gamma-ray interference-free fast-neutron radiography is provd. The system comprises a radiation detector adapted to distinguish between neutron and gamma radiation, an imaging device transducing object-point related signals generated by the object-modified neutron and gamma radiation in the radiation detector. The system also includes a pulse-shaped discrimination and gating device for passing only neutron-induced image-producing pulses so as to filter out the gamma-ray induced, interfering signals.

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