X-RAYS AND GAMMA-RAYS COMPUTERIZED MINITOMOGRAPH SCANNER FOR SOIL SCIENCE

被引:43
作者
CRUVINEL, PE [1 ]
CESAREO, R [1 ]
CRESTANA, S [1 ]
MASCARENHAS, S [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV ROME,CTR INGN BIOMED,I-00186 ROME,ITALY
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D O I
10.1109/19.58619
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
A computerized tomograph scanner system using X-and γ-rays has been developed for applications in soil science. Previous results were obtained using a miniature X-ray tomograph scanner designed for biomedical analysis [1]. As a new methodology of instrumentation and in soil research [2], this apparatus has proven to be useful for measuring volumetric water content θ to an accuracy of ±3% and soil bulk density ρ ± 2% (in grams/centimeters3). The system features translation and rotation scanning modes, a 200-mm effective field of view, signal processing by pulse counting and 1.0-mm spatial resolution. The performance of the system has been demonstrated by experimentally measuring water content and the bulk density of soil samples. © 1990 IEEE
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页码:745 / 750
页数:6
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