High-throughput technology for aircraft NDE

Thomas Milton Albert; Douglas A. Froom

doi:10.1117/12.163853

3 December 1993 High-throughput technology for aircraft NDE

Thomas Milton Albert, Douglas A. Froom

Proceedings Volume 2001, Nondestructive Inspection of Aging Aircraft; (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.163853
Event: SPIE's 1993 International Symposium on Optics, Imaging, and Instrumentation, 1993, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

High contrast sensitivity (0.2%) and high throughput for aircraft inspection is obtained in a large area, real-time/near real-time system. X rays originate in the source, which is modelled upon the cathode ray tube. Magnetic deflection coils cause electrons to sweep in a raster pattern across the high z target of a broad anode plate. The resulting microfocus x rays scan across a specimen placed in close proximity -- typically 1 inch or less -- to the large source. A computer synchronizes the beam sweep, the detector readout rate, and the monitor sweep. Digital output from the detector unit allows the system to display first generation images, without recourse to an image intensifier or vidicon.

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Thomas Milton Albert and Douglas A. Froom "High-throughput technology for aircraft NDE", Proc. SPIE 2001, Nondestructive Inspection of Aging Aircraft, (3 December 1993); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.163853

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