Non-scanning x-ray backscattering inspection systems based on x-ray focusing

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6540, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Grubsky, V ^a   Gertsenshteyn, M ^a   Jannson, T ^a   Savant, G ^a  

^a PHYSICAL OPTICS CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Compton backscattering; Lobster Eye lens; X ray

Indexed keywords

EXPLOSIVES; PHOTONS; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; SECURITY SYSTEMS; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; X RAY ANALYSIS;

COMPTON BACKSCATTERING; LOBSTER-EYE LENS; NON SCANNING X-RAY BACKSCATTERING; PINHOLE SYSTEMS; X-RAY FOCUSING;

BACKSCATTERING;

EID: 35648954715     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.720018     Document Type: Conference Paper

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