BROADBAND INSTRUMENT FOR NONDESTRUCTIVE MEASUREMENT OF MATERIAL PROPERTIES

摘要

An instrument for measuring the properties of materials (14) is presented. This nondestructive, noncontacting instrument detects electromagnetic radiation from the materials (14) across a wide range of the electromagnetic spectrum, and combines these diverse data so as to derive the material (14) property values desired. In particular, the properties detectable through particle magnetic resonance, spectroscopy of light in the infrared-visible-ultraviolet range, and detection of x-ray and gamma ray radiation may be included in the instrument. Sensors (20) detect each wavelength band of electromagnetic radiation, and data from all of these sensors (20) is merged in a central data processor (12) to evaluate the material (14) properties of interest.