RADIO-ACTIVE TRANSDUCER

Patent · Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1962

OSTI ID:4778469

Wanetick, S

ABS>ure the change in velocity of a moving object. The transducer includes a radioactive source having a collimated beam of radioactive particles, a shield which can block the passage of the radioactive beam, and a scintillation detector to measure the number of radioactive particles in the beam which are not blocked by the shield. The shield is operatively placed across the radioactive beam so that any motion normal to the beam will cause the shield to move in the opposite direction thereby allowing more radioactive particles to reach the detector. The number of particles detected indicates the acceleration. (AEC)

• Research Organization: Originating Research Org. not identified
• NSA Number: NSA-16-029179
• Assignee: U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
• Patent Number(s): US 3024364
• OSTI ID: 4778469
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-62
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

ENGINEERING AND EQUIPMENT
BEAMS
MEASURED VALUES
MOTION
PARTICLES
RADIATION SOURCES
RADIOACTIVITY
SCINTILLATION COUNTERS
SHIELDING
TRANSDUCERS
VELOCITY