Published April 2001 | Version v1
Journal article

Development of CdTe line sensors for a fast X-ray CT scanner

  • 1. National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Tsukuba, Ibaraki (Japan)
  • 2. Hamamatsu Photonics K.K., Hamamatsu, Shizuoka (Japan)
  • 3. National Institute of Laser, Plasma and Radiation Physics, Bucharest-Magurele (Romania)
  • 4. University of Kagoshima, Kagoshima (Japan)

Description

A Fast scanning X-ray CT system was developed to visualize dynamic motion of interface in multi-phase flow. The scanning time less than 4 msec. was achieved by using 18 pulsed X-ray generators and highly sensitive 256-pixel CdTe line sensor modules. The sensor device technology is based on their prototypes previously assembled for high-resolution radiography and tomography imaging of electronic parts. Equipped with the above CdTe modules, the fast X-ray CT system was able to visualize the 50 mm diameter cross section with a spatial resolution of 2.8 mm. When the system was applied to an air-water two-phase flow and a simplified fluidized bed system, it successfully quantified the multi-dimensional characteristics of interface in flow. (author)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Hoshasen
Journal Volume
27
Journal Issue
2
Journal Page Range
p. 29-39
ISSN
0285-3604

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Notes
15 refs., 11 figs., 1 tab.