Title :
Using GEANT4 code to develop strategies to generate images of deposition tanks used in geological studies
Author :
Hoff, Gabriela ; De Souza, Wedla Pires ; Cassola, Vagner Ferreira ; Moura, Cássio Stein
Author_Institution :
Fac. de Fis., Pontificia Univ. Catolica do Rio Grande do Sul, Rio Grande, Brazil
fDate :
Oct. 30 2010-Nov. 6 2010
Abstract :
In geology the simulation of the sedimention process deposition is very used on different kind of studies. However a great problem is to get the information without destroy the architecture of the deposited material (since now named testimonial). Usually they do slice the real sample and they take pictures of it. However this technique is too aggressive (invasive) and usually cause damage to the testimonial. This work aim is to define characteristic of imaging these testimonial to use the medical imaging processing techniques for the analysis of objects made up of coal. Two objects were imaged: a short testimonial with acrylic resin, called Model Carbonated with Acrylic (MCA), and a greater testimony, contained within a PVC container and immersed in water, called Model Carbonated Aquarius (MCAq). Were generated plot profiles and images based on the topogram and sonogram, showing its good contrast and resolution.
Keywords :
Monte Carlo methods; X-ray imaging; hydrological techniques; sedimentation; GEANT4 code; MCAq; Model Carbonated Aquarius; PVC container; acrylic resin; coal; deposition tank image generation; geological studies; medical imaging processing techniques; model carbonated with acrylic; sediment deposition simulation; sedimention process; sonogram; topogram; Data models; Detectors; Geometry; Graphics; Materials; Photonics; X-ray imaging;
Conference_Titel :
Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record (NSS/MIC), 2010 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Knoxville, TN
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-9106-3
DOI :
10.1109/NSSMIC.2010.5873970