Method of non-destructive inspection and a device for implementing the method

A device for non-destructive inspection of a mechanical part, comprising:

• a source suitable for emitting a high energy electromagnetic beam in a direction;
• a mask of material that is suitable for absorbing the electromagnetic beam and comprising an opening, the shape and the dimensions of the opening being determined so that only a given zone for inspection of the part is exposed to the electromagnetic beam;
• and
• a structure which supports and positions the mask and the mechanical part, the structure including first and second stages superposed along an axis of the electromagnetic beam extending in a vertical direction, the second stage being arranged between the first stage and the source,
• wherein the second stage includes at least one location which receives the mask, and the first stage includes a support for the part such that the mask at the second stage is in alignment along the axis of the beam with the support of the first stage,
• wherein the first and second stages are fixed in the structure such that a distance between the first stage and the second stage along the axis of the beam is constant, and
• wherein the first and second stages are movable together in translation in a horizontal direction along a same single translation axis.