Laser diffraction process and apparatus for width measurement of elongated objects
Abstract
Size distribution of elongated objects is measured by forward scattering radiation from the objects at a range of scatter angles. The scattered radiation is refracted to locations on a scatter detector based on the scatter angles and independent of the location of the objects along the radiation axis. The intensity of radiation is sensed at each position on the scatter detector, and signals representative of the intensities at the positions are processed and compared to masks to identify a size distribution. The scatter detector may include individual radiation detectors arranged to receive refracted radiation representing respective ranges of scatter angles to thereby compensate for lower radiation intensities scattered from smaller objects.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Powerscope Incorporated, Minneapolis, MN (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1175819
- Patent Number(s):
- 7072051
- Application Number:
- 10/413,675
- Assignee:
- Powerscope Incorporated (Minneapolis, MN)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01B - MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS
G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
- DOE Contract Number:
- FC36-02GO12063
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 47 OTHER INSTRUMENTATION
Citation Formats
Naqwi, Amir A., and Fandrey, Christopher W. Laser diffraction process and apparatus for width measurement of elongated objects. United States: N. p., 2006.
Web.
Naqwi, Amir A., & Fandrey, Christopher W. Laser diffraction process and apparatus for width measurement of elongated objects. United States.
Naqwi, Amir A., and Fandrey, Christopher W. Tue .
"Laser diffraction process and apparatus for width measurement of elongated objects". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1175819.
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abstractNote = {Size distribution of elongated objects is measured by forward scattering radiation from the objects at a range of scatter angles. The scattered radiation is refracted to locations on a scatter detector based on the scatter angles and independent of the location of the objects along the radiation axis. The intensity of radiation is sensed at each position on the scatter detector, and signals representative of the intensities at the positions are processed and compared to masks to identify a size distribution. The scatter detector may include individual radiation detectors arranged to receive refracted radiation representing respective ranges of scatter angles to thereby compensate for lower radiation intensities scattered from smaller objects.},
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Fibre sizing using Fraunhofer diffraction
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- Powers, S. R.; Somerford, D. J.
- Optics Communications, Vol. 26, Issue 3