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US6072853A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 8, 1998
Grant dateJun 6, 2000
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Expiry dateJun 8, 2018

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N23/207
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method and apparatus for analyzing drill core rock samples is described, utilizing a collimated beam of polychromatic X-ray photons of a brightness of at least 10.sup.15 photons/sec/mrad.sup.2 /0.1% bandwidth and energies of at least 20 keV. A suitable source of such X-rays is a synchrotron.

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