Flash X-Ray Cineradiography at 100,000 FPS.

Abstract

We have developed a cineradiography technique which will produce six pictures each on a separate piece of film, with framing rates up to 100,000 frames/second. The system utilizes six 150 keV flash x-ray tubes mounted side by side in one head. X-rays are converted to light by a single x-ray image intensification screen with rapid phosphor decay. The x-ray screen is viewed through six individually adjustable lenses by six, gated image intensifier tubes with light amplification of 15,000. Output from the tubes is recorded on Polaroid film. The x-ray flash duration of 70 nanoseconds per tube determines exposure time.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA129090

Entities

People

  • Clifford L. Aseltine
  • John J. Trimble

Organizations

  • Ballistic Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army
  • Cameras
  • Commerce
  • Explosives
  • Field Emission
  • Image Converters
  • Image Intensification
  • Image Tubes
  • Images
  • Military Research
  • Physics
  • Rare Earth Elements
  • United States
  • Weapons
  • X Ray Flash
  • X Ray Tubes
  • X Rays

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Image Processing and Computer Vision.
  • Vision Science/Vision Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience.