Method and apparatus for downhole photon imaging
US9759834B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 30, 2013 |
| Grant date | Sep 12, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 30, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N23/203
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Method and apparatus for downhole photon imaging. The downhole photon imaging apparatus includes a photon source that emits photons; a scintillation device that generates a light signal in response to received photons; a light sensing device coupled with the scintillation device for generating an electronic signal in response to a received light signal; and a collimator coupled with the scintillation device which has a design that allows photons with single Compton backscattering and backscattered at a pre-determined backscattering angle to be detected by the scintillation device.
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