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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2019
National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, Llc, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Steven F. Son, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Eric R. Westphal, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Kathryn N. Gabet Hoffmeister, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Enrico C. Quintana, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Walter Gill, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Steven F. Son, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Eric R. Westphal, West Lafayette, IN (US);
National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Purdue Research Foundation, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Abstract
A method and system for determining temperature are provided. The method comprises using an x-ray source to irradiate a sample of a material with x-rays. Photon fluorescence produced by the sample in response to the x-ray irradiation is detected by a number of photon detectors. Based on the detected fluorescence a temperature of the sample is determined according to a predetermined relationship between photon fluorescence and temperature for the material.