Global Patent Index - EP 0803072 A4

EP 0803072 A4 19990526 - ACTIVE AND PASSIVE NEUTRON EXAMINATION AND ASSAY SYSTEM

Title (en)

ACTIVE AND PASSIVE NEUTRON EXAMINATION AND ASSAY SYSTEM

Title (de)

AKTIVES UND PASSIVES NEUTRONENUNTERSUCHUNGS- UND TESTSYSTEM

Title (fr)

SYSTEME ACTIF ET PASSIF D'EXAMEN ET DE CONTROLE DE NEUTRONS

Publication

EP 0803072 A4 19990526 (EN)

Application

EP 96902584 A 19960111

Priority

  • US 9600045 W 19960111
  • US 37169095 A 19950112

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9622550A2] The assay of a drum is performed by treating the drum as a collection of virtual subvolumes, each separately treated in the system response. Then, neutron measurements are made so as to include azimuthal orientation and time relative to a generator pulse in the data stream. An external matrix probe provides a detailed measure of neutron transmission through a drum, so that scans of mock-up drums can be compared to the scan of a target drum, so that appropriate system response functions can be determined.

IPC 1-7

G01T 3/00

IPC 8 full level

G01N 23/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G01N 23/025 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB IT LI MC NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9622550 A2 19960725; WO 9622550 A3 19960926; AU 4693296 A 19960807; EP 0803072 A2 19971029; EP 0803072 A4 19990526

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 9600045 W 19960111; AU 4693296 A 19960111; EP 96902584 A 19960111