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Title: Gamma-ray imaging using a Fresnel zone plate aperture, multiwire proportional chamber detector, and computer reconstruction

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OSTI ID:4329303

The use of the multiwire proportional chamber in a Fresnel zone plate coded aperture gamma-ray imaging system is described. Image reconstruction is by computer using the fast Fourier transform algorithm. Criteria for design parameters of the imaging system are established. A calculation of the signal/ noise ratio of images reconstructed from computer-generated on-axis zone plate holograms gives values, for larger numbers of gamma-ray events, which are somewhat smaller than theoretical values based on a shot-noise formula. The use of a and a negative zone plate combination is shown to eliminate it large backgrouud usually associated with on-axis zone plate imaging. (auth)

Research Organization:
California Univ., Berkeley (USA). Lawrence Berkeley Lab.
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-48
NSA Number:
NSA-29-020913
OSTI ID:
4329303
Report Number(s):
LBL-2048; CONF-731112-27
Resource Relation:
Conference: Nuclear science symposium, San Francisco, California, USA, 14 Nov 1973; Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 30-JUN-74
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English