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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2013
Applicant:
Babcock & Wilcox Nuclear Operations Group, Inc., Lynchburg, VA (US);
Inventors:
Michael D. McAninch, Goode, VA (US);
Jeffrey J. Root, Columbus, OH (US);
Assignee:
BWXT Nuclear Operations Group, Inc., Lynchburg, VA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01T 1/29 (2006.01); B23K 15/00 (2006.01); H01J 37/244 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01T 1/2921 (2013.01); B23K 15/0026 (2013.01); H01J 37/244 (2013.01); H01J 2237/24405 (2013.01); H01J 2237/24507 (2013.01); H01J 2237/3104 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates generally to the field of sensors for beam imaging and, in particular, to a new and useful beam imaging sensor for use in determining, for example, the power density distribution of a beam including, but not limited to, an electron beam or an ion beam. In one embodiment, the beam imaging sensor of the present invention comprises, among other items, a circumferential slit that is either circular, elliptical or polygonal in nature.