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Temperature measuring

US4839519A · kind A · utility

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14Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 10, 1987
Grant dateJun 13, 1989
Priority date
Expiry dateNov 10, 2007

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01K11/30
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A system for measuring the temperature of an item comprises means for supplying a beam of neutrons to expose the item to the beam; means for monitoring the transmission characteristics of the item to neutrons; and means for obtaining from the result of the monitoring an indication of the temperature of the item.

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