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GB2571099B
GB2571099B GB1802483.6A GB201802483A GB2571099B GB 2571099 B GB2571099 B GB 2571099B GB 201802483 A GB201802483 A GB 201802483A GB 2571099 B GB2571099 B GB 2571099B
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William John Kent Lionel
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BAE Systems PLC
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Priority to EP19704041.3A priority patent/EP3737972A1/en
Priority to US16/969,818 priority patent/US11415532B2/en
Priority to PCT/GB2019/050312 priority patent/WO2019158902A1/en
Priority to AU2019220603A priority patent/AU2019220603B2/en
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    • G01MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01VGEOPHYSICS; GRAVITATIONAL MEASUREMENTS; DETECTING MASSES OR OBJECTS; TAGS
    • G01V5/00Prospecting or detecting by the use of ionising radiation, e.g. of natural or induced radioactivity
    • G01V5/20Detecting prohibited goods, e.g. weapons, explosives, hazardous substances, contraband or smuggled objects
    • G01V5/22Active interrogation, i.e. by irradiating objects or goods using external radiation sources, e.g. using gamma rays or cosmic rays
    • G01V5/222Active interrogation, i.e. by irradiating objects or goods using external radiation sources, e.g. using gamma rays or cosmic rays measuring scattered radiation
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    • G01TMEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR OR X-RADIATION
    • G01T1/00Measuring X-radiation, gamma radiation, corpuscular radiation, or cosmic radiation
    • G01T1/16Measuring radiation intensity
    • G01T1/20Measuring radiation intensity with scintillation detectors
    • G01T1/208Circuits specially adapted for scintillation detectors, e.g. for the photo-multiplier section
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    • G01MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01NINVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N23/00Investigating or analysing materials by the use of wave or particle radiation, e.g. X-rays or neutrons, not covered by groups G01N3/00 – G01N17/00, G01N21/00 or G01N22/00
    • G01N23/20Investigating or analysing materials by the use of wave or particle radiation, e.g. X-rays or neutrons, not covered by groups G01N3/00 – G01N17/00, G01N21/00 or G01N22/00 by using diffraction of the radiation by the materials, e.g. for investigating crystal structure; by using scattering of the radiation by the materials, e.g. for investigating non-crystalline materials; by using reflection of the radiation by the materials
    • G01N23/20066Measuring inelastic scatter of gamma rays, e.g. Compton effect
    • GPHYSICS
    • G01MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01TMEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR OR X-RADIATION
    • G01T1/00Measuring X-radiation, gamma radiation, corpuscular radiation, or cosmic radiation
    • G01T1/16Measuring radiation intensity
    • G01T1/20Measuring radiation intensity with scintillation detectors
    • G01T1/2018Scintillation-photodiode combinations
    • G01T1/20182Modular detectors, e.g. tiled scintillators or tiled photodiodes
    • GPHYSICS
    • G01MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01TMEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR OR X-RADIATION
    • G01T1/00Measuring X-radiation, gamma radiation, corpuscular radiation, or cosmic radiation
    • G01T1/16Measuring radiation intensity
    • G01T1/20Measuring radiation intensity with scintillation detectors
    • G01T1/2018Scintillation-photodiode combinations
    • G01T1/20188Auxiliary details, e.g. casings or cooling
    • G01T1/2019Shielding against direct hits
    • GPHYSICS
    • G01MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01VGEOPHYSICS; GRAVITATIONAL MEASUREMENTS; DETECTING MASSES OR OBJECTS; TAGS
    • G01V5/00Prospecting or detecting by the use of ionising radiation, e.g. of natural or induced radioactivity
    • G01V5/20Detecting prohibited goods, e.g. weapons, explosives, hazardous substances, contraband or smuggled objects
    • G01V5/22Active interrogation, i.e. by irradiating objects or goods using external radiation sources, e.g. using gamma rays or cosmic rays
    • G01V5/223Mixed interrogation beams, e.g. using more than one type of radiation beam
    • GPHYSICS
    • G01MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01VGEOPHYSICS; GRAVITATIONAL MEASUREMENTS; DETECTING MASSES OR OBJECTS; TAGS
    • G01V5/00Prospecting or detecting by the use of ionising radiation, e.g. of natural or induced radioactivity
    • G01V5/20Detecting prohibited goods, e.g. weapons, explosives, hazardous substances, contraband or smuggled objects
    • G01V5/22Active interrogation, i.e. by irradiating objects or goods using external radiation sources, e.g. using gamma rays or cosmic rays
    • G01V5/224Multiple energy techniques using one type of radiation, e.g. X-rays of different energies
    • GPHYSICS
    • G01MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01NINVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N33/00Investigating or analysing materials by specific methods not covered by groups G01N1/00 - G01N31/00
    • G01N33/22Fuels; Explosives
    • G01N33/227Explosives, e.g. combustive properties thereof

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GB1802483.6A GB2571099B (en) 2018-02-15 2018-02-15 Radiation detector
EP19704041.3A EP3737972A1 (en) 2018-02-15 2019-02-06 Radiation detector
US16/969,818 US11415532B2 (en) 2018-02-15 2019-02-06 Radiation detector
PCT/GB2019/050312 WO2019158902A1 (en) 2018-02-15 2019-02-06 Radiation detector
AU2019220603A AU2019220603B2 (en) 2018-02-15 2019-02-06 Radiation detector

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Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB1560408A (en) * 1975-10-29 1980-02-06 Atomic Energy Of Australia Analysis of coal
GB2083618A (en) * 1980-09-15 1982-03-24 Outokumpu Oy A method and apparatus for analysis of heavy element content of ore
US5077478A (en) * 1990-08-06 1991-12-31 Walford Graham V Basis weight measuring system
WO1994027138A1 (en) * 1993-05-13 1994-11-24 Fagus-Grecon Greten Gmbh & Co. Kg Process for establishing the apparent density over the thickness of a board

Patent Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB1560408A (en) * 1975-10-29 1980-02-06 Atomic Energy Of Australia Analysis of coal
GB2083618A (en) * 1980-09-15 1982-03-24 Outokumpu Oy A method and apparatus for analysis of heavy element content of ore
US5077478A (en) * 1990-08-06 1991-12-31 Walford Graham V Basis weight measuring system
WO1994027138A1 (en) * 1993-05-13 1994-11-24 Fagus-Grecon Greten Gmbh & Co. Kg Process for establishing the apparent density over the thickness of a board

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