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High resolution gamma ray tomography scanner for flow measurement and non-destructive testing applications
Ist Teil von
Review of scientific instruments, 2007-10, Vol.78 (10), p.103704-103704-9
Ort / Verlag
United States: American Institute of Physics
Erscheinungsjahr
2007
Quelle
MEDLINE
Beschreibungen/Notizen
We report on the development of a high resolution gamma ray tomography scanner that is operated with a Cs-137 isotopic source at
662
keV
gamma photon energy and achieves a spatial image resolution of
0.2
line
pairs
∕
mm
at 10% modulation transfer function for noncollimated detectors. It is primarily intended for the scientific study of flow regimes and phase fraction distributions in fuel element assemblies, chemical reactors, pipelines, and hydrodynamic machines. Furthermore, it is applicable to nondestructive testing of larger radiologically dense objects. The radiation detector is based on advanced avalanche photodiode technology in conjunction with lutetium yttrium orthosilicate scintillation crystals. The detector arc comprises 320 single detector elements which are operated in pulse counting mode. For measurements at fixed vessels or plant components, we built a computed tomography scanner gantry that comprises rotational and translational stages, power supply via slip rings, and data communication to the measurement personal computer via wireless local area network.