INVESTIGATION OF AN X-RAY BEAM DENSITY PROBE,
Abstract
A method was investigated for measuring the localized average density of a gas or plasma by directing a narrow x-ray beam from an x-ray analysis unit through the gas and counting the induced fluorescent characteristic x-rays of the gas. Plots of the count rate of the characteris tic x-rays, detected by a flow-type gas propor tional counter, versus the argon density were used for calibration. A differential pulse height analyzer was used to selectively count only x-rays corresponding to the argon K fluorescence x-rays. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 1963
- Accession Number
- AD0418563
Entities
People
- Robert B. Morrow
Organizations
- Air Force Institute of Technology