Scanning method and apparatus comprising a buoyancy material for scanning an underwater pipeline or a process vessel

Disclosed herein are a scanning method and apparatus suitable for scanning a pipeline or process vessel in which a beam of gamma radiation from a source is emitted through the vessel to be detected by an array of detectors which are each collimated to detect radiation over a narrow angle relative to...

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Main Authors Jackson, Peter, Featonby, Paul, James, Kenneth, Bowdon, Christopher, Howstan, James Stephen, Ronchi, Emanuele
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 24.11.2020
Subjects
DETECTING MASSES OR OBJECTS
GAMMA RAY OR X-RAY MICROSCOPES
GEOPHYSICS
GRAVITATIONAL MEASUREMENTS
INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIRCHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
IRRADIATION DEVICES
MEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR OR X-RADIATION
MEASURING
NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
NUCLEAR PHYSICS
PHYSICS
TECHNIQUES FOR HANDLING PARTICLES OR IONISING RADIATION NOTOTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
TESTING
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Summary:Disclosed herein are a scanning method and apparatus suitable for scanning a pipeline or process vessel in which a beam of gamma radiation from a source is emitted through the vessel to be detected by an array of detectors which are each collimated to detect radiation over a narrow angle relative to the width of the emitted radiation beam.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201916375359