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Langley
Research Center
1988 Phase II
ALPHA Radiographic Detector
Advanced
Research and Applications Corp.
Sunnyvale, CA
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INNOVATION
High-resolution
high-energy linear array detector suitable for high performance nondestructive
imaging
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Alpha Linear Array Detector
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ACCOMPLISHMENTS
- High energy linear array for
imaging applications like computed tomography (CT) and
digital radiography (DR)
- Use in CW or pulsed mode at
X-ray energies up to 2 MEV
- Can be configured for single-energy
or dual-energy operation, with attenuation ranges greater than four
decades
- Features variable resolution
apertures and slice thickness collimators
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COMMERCIALIZATION
- $1M contract with Air Force
Wright Laboratory for radiographic inspection of jet-engine turbine
blades and airfoils
- Radiographic inspection of cargo
containers at border crossings - $100M/yr untapped market
- $500M/yr market for CT-assisted
reverse engineering through the generation of CAD models
for CT image data passages
- $4M contract with Rust International
for radiographic inspection of ASRM, NASA’s advanced space shuttle
booster
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GOVERNMENT/SCIENCE
APPLICATIONS
- Test stand instrumentation to
diagnose component degradation and improve flight certification
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