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8180019 Methods and systems for computer tomography of nuclear isotopes using nuclear resonance fluorescence  
The transmission of photons through a target produces “holes” in the transmitted energy spectrum that are characteristic of the NRF energies of the nuclear isotopes in the target. Measuring the abs...
8155268 Rapid screening for lead concentration compliance by X-ray fluorescence (XRF) analysis  
A method is provided for screening lead concentration compliance of objects, particularly consumer products such as toys, using x-ray fluorescence (XRF) analysis. The measured intensity ratio of...
8065094 Method of calculating the structure of an inhomogeneous sample  
A method is provided of calculating the structure of an inhomogeneous sample in which an electron beam is used to cause excitation of x-rays from the sample under known conditions of beam energy...
8014492 Multi-step method of nondestructively measuring a region within an ultra-hard polycrystalline construction  
A method for nondestructively obtaining measurement information of a region within one or more ultra-hard polycrystalline constructions comprises conducting a first measurement using x-ray...
8000439 X-ray analyzer and X-ray analysis method  
An X-ray tube which irradiates a primary X-ray to an irradiation point on a sample, an X-ray detector which detects a characteristic X-ray and a scattered X-ray emitted from the sample and outputs...
7991109 X-ray multichannel spectrometer  
An X-ray multichannel spectrometer comprising a polychromatic source (2), a holding means (3) for holding a sample (1), a fluorescence channel (4) that selects X-ray beams of a special wavelength...
7970101 X-ray analyzer and X-ray analysis method  
An X-ray tube which irradiates a primary X-ray to an irradiation point on a sample, an X-ray detector which detects a characteristic X-ray and a scattered X-ray emitted from the sample and outputs...
7873143 Sliding sample cell insertion and removal apparatus for x-ray analyzer  
A sample cell insertion and removal apparatus for an analysis instrument, including a horizontally sliding frame; a sample cell carriage movably mounted to the sliding frame, the sample cell...
7864920 Combined X-ray CT/neutron material identification system  
A system and methods for identifying contents of an enclosure such as an air cargo container. A three-dimensional image indicative of at least one of the CT number and the density of contents of...
7856081 Methods and systems for rapid detection of concealed objects using fluorescence  
This invention is directed towards finding, locating, and confirming threat items and substances. The inspection system is designed to detect objects that are made from, but not limited to, special...
7844090 Method of deriving a quantitative measure of a degree of calcification of an aorta  
A method of deriving a quantitative measure of a degree of calcification of a blood vessel such as an aorta by processing an image such as an X-ray image of at least a part of the blood vessel...
7796726 Instrument and method for X-ray diffraction, fluorescence, and crystal texture analysis without sample preparation  
An X-ray diffraction and X-ray fluorescence instrument for analyzing samples having no sample preparation includes a X-ray source configured to output a collimated X-ray beam comprising a continuum...
7702067 Measurement of lead by X-ray fluorescence  
A method, instrument, and computer program software product for characterizing a sample with respect to the presence of a specified element, either as a constituent of a surface layer or of the...
7700820 Process for controlling the quality of an absorbent article including a wetness sensing system  
The present disclosure is generally directed to a process for controlling the quality of manufactured absorbent articles, the process including incorporating into an absorbent article at least a...
7664223 Collimator element  
A beam collimator arrangement for scanned-slot x-ray imaging having one or several collimators in an x-ray apparatus is disclosed. The beam collimator arrangement includes an x-ray source; an x-ray...
7646846 Method for evaluating press-formability of galvanized steel sheet  
The press formability of a galvanized steel sheet including an oxide film, which has a thickness of 10 nm to 100 nm, as a surface layer is nondestructively speedily evaluated. A specific method for...
7643662 System and method for flattened anatomy for interactive segmentation and measurement  
Systems and methods are provided for accessing three dimensional representation of an anatomical surface and flattening the anatomical surface so as to produce a two dimensional representation of...
7636460 Method of straightening a reformat for navigation and quantification  
A method of producing an improved straightened reformat is presented in which cross sections are calculated perpendicular to an elongate subject described within an object data set, a reference...
7634054 X-ray tube and X-ray analysis apparatus  
Provided are an X-ray tube and an X-ray analysis apparatus, which can be further reduced in size as well as in weight and more efficiently detect a fluorescent X-ray and the like to increase...
7616734 Multi-step method of nondestructively measuring a region within an ultra-hard polycrystalline construction  
A method for nondestructively obtaining measurement information of a region within one or more ultra-hard polycrystalline constructions comprises conducing a first measurement using x-ray...
7595489 Method and apparatus for material identification  
A method of identifying a material using an x-ray emission characteristic is provided. X-ray data representing a monitored x-ray emission characteristic is obtained from a specimen in response to...
7592591 X-ray analyzer using electron beam  
An electron probe X-ray analyzer capable of automatically setting appropriate analytical conditions if there are unknown compounds by performing analysis under the analytical conditions adapted for...
7579591 Method and apparatus for analyzing sample  
Method and apparatus for performing sample analysis using both the WDS and an energy-dispersive X-ray spectrometer (EDS). The analysis starts with irradiating the sample with an electron beam....
7551714 Combined X-ray CT/neutron material identification system  
A system and methods for identifying contents of an enclosure such as an air cargo container. A three-dimensional image indicative of at least one of the CT number and the density of contents of...
7495217 Film thickness and composition measurement via auger electron spectroscopy and electron probe microanalysis  
In some embodiments, techniques are described for combining an X-ray detector (e.g., for providing EPMA) and an electron detector (e.g., for providing AES) to provide a tool for determining film...
7457451 Systems, methods and apparatus for specialized filtered back-projection reconstruction for digital tomosynthesis  
Systems, methods and apparatus are provided through which in one aspect, a three-dimensional (3D) image of an object is constructed from a plurality of two-dimensional (2D) images of the object...
7432501 Ionising particle analyser enabling for example the separation of the fluorescent yield (FY) and the total electron yield (TEY) in EXAPS (extended X-ray absorption fine structure) measurements  
An ionising particle analyser comprises a source of ionising particles, a charged particle detector, and an ionisable gas located between the source and the detector. The analyser further comprises...
7428293 Fluorescent X-ray analysis apparatus  
There is provided a fluorescent X-ray analysis apparatus in which a detection lower limit has been improved by reducing an X-ray generating subsidiarily and detected. The fluorescent X-ray analysis...
7391892 Universal digital subtraction phantom and analysis system and method  
According to one embodiment, the present technique provides a phantom for testing imaging device. The exemplary phantom includes a first portion having groups of vessels, which are filled with a...
7375327 Method and device for measuring quantity of wear  
A method and device to accurately obtain very small quantity of wear of the order of nanometers of a protective film on the surface of a sliding member. A quantity of wear on the surface of a...
7366374 Multilayer optic device and an imaging system and method using same  
An optic device, system and method for imaging are described. The optic device includes a first solid phase layer having a first index of refraction with a first photon transmission property and a...
7358494 Material composition analysis system and method  
The material composition of a thin film formed on a substrate or covered by a cap layer that shares one or more elements with the thin film can be determined by combining characteristic material...
7342995 Apparatus for estimating specific polymer crystal  
A specific macromolecule crystal evaluating device according to the present invention is equipped with a sample detecting stage for detecting a protein crystal in a sample container, an X-ray...
7331714 Optomechanical structure for a multifunctional hard x-ray nanoprobe instrument  
A multifunctional hard x-ray nanoprobe instrument for characterization of nanoscale materials and devices includes a scanning probe mode with a full field transmission mode. The scanning probe mode...
7310436 Systems, methods and apparatus for specialized filtered back-projection reconstruction for digital tomosynthesis  
Systems, methods and apparatus are provided through which in one aspect, a three-dimensional (3D) image of an object is constructed from a plurality of two-dimensional (2D) images of the object...
7289598 X-ray fluorescent analysis apparatus  
The change in the sample size and a change in background intensity due to the coexisting element are measured in real time to thereby automatically change a measurement time, the detection lower...
7258485 X-ray thin film inspection apparatus and thin film inspection apparatus and method for patterned wafer  
An X-ray thin film inspection apparatus including a sample table on which an inspection target such as a product wafer or the like is mounted, a positioning mechanism for moving the sample table, a...
7187751 X-ray fluorescence spectrometer and program used therein  
A calculating device 10 for calculating the concentration of elements contained in a sample 13 based on the FP method is provided. The calculating device 10 is operable to assume a concentration of...
7184517 Analytical method for determination of crystallographic phases of a sample  
An analytical method for determining crystallographic phases of a measuring sample comprises the steps of acquiring a diffraction pattern of the measuring sample and qualitative phase analysis of...
7166838 X-ray imaging for patterned film measurement  
An x-ray metrology system includes an e-beam generator to cause a test sample to emit x-rays, x-ray optics for focusing the x-rays, and an x-ray imager to generate an image of the test sample from...
7095822 Near-field X-ray fluorescence microprobe  
This invention pertains to an x-ray microprobe that can be placed very close the sample surface. A practical implementation is an x-ray target material integrated to an atomic force microscope...
7049590 Capping layer to impede atom ejection  
A method of reducing atom ejection from a sample during electron beam bombardment. An electron beam is directed through a low pressure environment toward a surface of the sample. The electron beam...
6975894 Digital topological analysis of trabecular bone MR images and prediction of osteoporosis fractures  
The invention provides method, system and device for determining trabecular bone structure and strength by digital topological analysis, and offers, for the first time, a demonstration of superior...
6885727 Apparatus and method for measuring thickness and composition of multi-layered sample  
An apparatus determines the thickness and composition of a multi-layered sample comprised of at least a copper layer and a tin-copper alloy plating layer disposed on the copper layer. The sample is...
6856827 Fluoroscopic tracking and visualization system  
A system for surgical imaging and display of tissue structures of a patient, including a display and an image processor for displaying such images in coordination with a tool image to facilitate...
6798863 Combined x-ray analysis apparatus  
In order to provide a single, small apparatus capable of elemental and structural analysis of inorganic matter by utilizing X-rays having non-obstructive and non-contact characteristics there is...
6765986 X-ray fluorescence analyzer  
An x-ray fluorescence analyzer and method. The analyzer and method use a single radio-active source, such as, 241Am to determine the composition of a metal alloy or precious metal. The method...
6646263 Method of X-ray analysis in a particle-optical apparatus  
Samples such as semiconductor wafers may be subjected to an elementary analysis by irradiation by means of electrons and measurement of the X-rays 30 generated in the sample. In order to achieve a...
6522718 X-ray fluorescence thickness tester  
In order to realize accurate measurement with an X-ray fluorescence thickness tester characterized by being non-destructive and non-contacting, a system comprises an X-ray generating source, a...
6496562 Energy dispersion x-ray fluorescence analysis of chemical subtances  
The invention relates to a method for classifying and identifying by means of energy dispersion X-ray fluorescence analysis chemical substances whose X-ray fluorescence lines cannot be detected and...
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