Mineral matter analyzer apparatus and method

Details Mineral matter analyzer apparatus and method Mineral matter analyzer apparatus and method

2006-04-11

2006-04-11

Glick, Edward J. (Department: 2882)

X-ray or gamma ray systems or devices

Specific application

Absorption

C378S120000, C376S158000, C250S358100, C250S359100

Reexamination Certificate

active

07027555

ABSTRACT:
A material analyzer for identifying quantities of one or more elements in a material has a container for holding a material to be analyzed, a resonant gamma ray source unit for directing resonant gamma rays into the material in the container, and at least one detector for detecting gamma rays resonantly scattered by at least one predetermined element in the material. The resonant gamma ray source unit has an outer housing of gamma ray shield and neutron shield material, with an inner chamber and an aperture directed towards the container, a moving gamma ray generator source of a predetermined material mounted in the chamber, the material being selected from a predetermined group of materials which emit resonant gamma rays when exposed to neutrons, the source being directed towards said aperture, and a neutron source positioned in the chamber adjacent the gamma ray generator source.

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patent: 4864142 (1989-09-01), Gomberg
patent: 5251240 (1993-10-01), Grodzins
patent: 5784430 (1998-07-01), Sredniawski

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