Method and detector for inspection system
AssigneeSmiths Heimann GmbH
InventorsGuillaume Jegou, Jean-Michel Faugier
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AssigneeSmiths Heimann GmbH
InventorsGuillaume Jegou, Jean-Michel Faugier
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In one embodiment, there is provided detector for an inspection system, including at least one first scintillator configured to, in response to interaction with a pulse of inspection radiation, re-emit first light in a first wavelength domain, at least one second scintillator configured to, in response to interaction with the pulse of inspection radiation, re-emit second light in a second wavelength domain different from the first wavelength domain, and at least one first sensor configured to measure the first light and the second light.
A detector for an inspection system, comprising:
A method comprising:
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Scintillation-photodiode combinations: stacked detectors, e.g. for measuring energy and positional information
Scintillation-photodiode combinations: position of the photodiode with respect to the incoming radiation, e.g. in the front of, below or sideways…
Detecting prohibited goods, e.g. weapons, explosives, hazardous substances, contraband or smuggled objects: active interrogation, i.e. by…
Measurement of nuclear or x-radiation
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This patent application is a National Stage Entry of PCT/GB2018/050616 filed on Mar. 9, 2018, which claims priority to GB Application No. 1704123.7 filed on Mar. 15, 2017, the disclosures of which are hereby incorporated by reference herein in their entirety as part of the present application.
The present disclosure relates to scanning apparatus and methods and to the detection of objects concealed in cargo, for example by imaging.
Inspection systems use inspection radiation for inspecting cargo (such as a vehicle), for example to detect hidden objects (such as weapons or dangerous material).
Embodiments of the disclosure will now be described, by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
FIG. 1A shows an example detector, in a perspective view;
FIG. 1B shows the example detector of FIG. 1A, in a top view;
In the drawings, like elements are referred to by the same numerical references.
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