Radiation scanning and detection system
US4627724A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 8, 1983 |
| Grant date | Dec 9, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 8, 2003 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S3/789
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A source of radiation is detected by an optical scanning system including a otating mirror and an array of V-shaped detector elements. The detectors are arranged in vertically stacked pairs in a common plane, with the time of travel of a target image between a given pair of detectors determining the azimuth and elevation coordinates of the target. Signals from the detectors are amplified, filtered and passed through a processor which provides the desired information from the time and spatial relationships of the target and detectors. Each pair of detectors covers a given sector of the elevation angle scanned by the total array.
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