Near field or far field imaging apparatus with improved resolution
First Claim
1. In imaging apparatus for improved resolution for determining the location of a source of radiation of unknown position comprising a slit collimator, means for imparting to said collimator a basic movement through a succession of different positions relative to said source of radiation, detector means for providing measurements of the radiation passing through the collimator in each of said positions, and means for processing data from said succession of measurements to gain information about said source, that improvement comprisingmeans for superimposing upon said basic movement of said collimator a cyclic lateral movement of said collimator and said detector means transverse both to the direction of radiation transmission through said collimator and to the walls of said collimator defining said slits, andmeans for making a succession of said measurements during each cycle of said lateral movement.
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Abstract
In imaging apparatus comprising a slit collimator, means for imparting to the collimator a basic movement through a succession of different positions relative to a source of radiation, detector means for providing measurements of the radiation passing through the collimator in each of the positions, and means for processing data from the succession of measurements to gain information about the source, that improvement comprising means for superimposing upon the basic movement of the collimator a cyclic lateral movement of the collimator and the detector means transverse both to the direction of radiation transmission through the collimator and to the walls of the collimator defining the slits, and means for making a succession of such measurements during each cycle of the lateral movement.
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1. In imaging apparatus for improved resolution for determining the location of a source of radiation of unknown position comprising a slit collimator, means for imparting to said collimator a basic movement through a succession of different positions relative to said source of radiation, detector means for providing measurements of the radiation passing through the collimator in each of said positions, and means for processing data from said succession of measurements to gain information about said source, that improvement comprising
means for superimposing upon said basic movement of said collimator a cyclic lateral movement of said collimator and said detector means transverse both to the direction of radiation transmission through said collimator and to the walls of said collimator defining said slits, and means for making a succession of said measurements during each cycle of said lateral movement.
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