ALPHA Radiographic Detector

Advanced Research and Applications Corp.  

Sunnyvale, CA 
 

High-resolution high-energy linear array detector suitable for high performance nondestructive imaging 

• 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

• $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

• Test stand instrumentation to diagnose component degradation and improve flight certification

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