Performance Evaluation of a Gamma-Ray Imaging System for Nondestructive Testing of Welded Pipes
Abstract
As a continuation of our radiographic testing (RT) R&D, we have developed a gamma-ray imaging system to be suitable for nondestructive testing of welded pipes. The system consists of an imaging detector having a CdTe/CMOS-based pixel array (AJAT, SCAN1000), a collimated 75Se gamma source having about 78.7 Ci activities, a gear track mounted around test pipes for image scan, and a computer-controlled microstep motor for precise control of the scan speed. All the components of the imaging system were assembled tightly by a chain belt. From the imaging system, we obtained useful gamma images of a stainless steel pipe (30 cm in internal diameter and 1 cm in thickness) having a weld line. Using standard techniques for evaluation of the radiography quality, we assessed the imaging characteristics of the detector in terms of the modulation transfer function (MTF), the noise power spectrum (NPS), and the detective quantum efficiency (DQE). © 2010 Elsevier B.V.
Recommended Citation
H. S. Cho and J. E. Oh and S. I. Choi and H. M. Cho and Y. O. Park and D. K. Hong and M. S. Lee and Y. J. Yang and U. K. Je and D. S. Kim and T. H. Woo and B. S. Lee and H. Lee, "Performance Evaluation of a Gamma-Ray Imaging System for Nondestructive Testing of Welded Pipes," Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Elsevier, Jan 2011.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2010.08.045
Department(s)
Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Science
Keywords and Phrases
Gamma-Ray Imaging System; Image Quality; Nondestructive Testing; Welded Pipes
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
0168-9002
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2011 Elsevier, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
01 Jan 2011
