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Self-compensating x-ray or. gamma. -ray thickness gauge

Patent ·
OSTI ID:5043460
A gauge is described for determining the mass per unit area, or alternatively the thickness of sheet material by measuring the attenuation, as well as backscatter, of an x-ray beam or the like, while continuously taking into account deviations and changes in localized material composition, insofar as these have an effect on the transmission coefficient of the beam. Electrical signals representing these deviations are combined with calibration data for given material nominal properties, i.e., nominal composition. The resultant and output signal represents the mass per unit area or thickness.
Assignee:
TIC; EDB-78-075600; ERA-03-037924
Patent Number(s):
US 4047029
OSTI ID:
5043460
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English