Coded aperture imaging with uniformly redundant arrays

Fenimore, Edward E; Cannon, Thomas M

Title: Coded aperture imaging with uniformly redundant arrays

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A system utilizing uniformly redundant arrays to image non-focusable radiation. The uniformly redundant array is used in conjunction with a balanced correlation technique to provide a system with no artifacts such that virtually limitless signal-to-noise ratio is obtained with high transmission characteristics. Additionally, the array is mosaicked to reduce required detector size over conventional array detectors.

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Fenimore, Edward E ^[1]; Cannon, Thomas M ^[1]

Los Alamos, NM

Issue Date:: 1982-01-01

Research Org.:: Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 864414

Patent Number(s):: 4360797

Assignee:: United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01T - MEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR OR X-RADIATION

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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01T - MEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR OR X-RADIATION
G01T1/295 - {using coded aperture devices, e.g. Fresnel zone plates

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Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: coded; aperture; imaging; uniformly; redundant; arrays; utilizing; image; non-focusable; radiation; array; conjunction; balanced; correlation; technique; provide; artifacts; virtually; limitless; signal-to-noise; ratio; obtained; transmission; characteristics; additionally; mosaicked; reduce; required; detector; size; conventional; detectors; aperture imaging; redundant arrays; transmission characteristics; signal-to-noise ratio; uniformly redundant; coded aperture; noise ratio; redundant array; array detector; ray detector; non-focusable radiation; detector size; correlation technique; utilizing uniformly; image non-focusable; balanced correlation; /382/250/359/378/

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