• DocumentCode
    3529165
  • 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
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    Oct. 30 2010-Nov. 6 2010
  • Firstpage
    1269
  • Lastpage
    1271
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record (NSS/MIC), 2010 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Knoxville, TN
  • ISSN
    1095-7863
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-9106-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/NSSMIC.2010.5873970
  • Filename
    5873970