A method for testing the transmission and reflection properties of an automotive radome body is described. An automotive radome body is placed at an installation location. A first signal is sent via at least one transmission antenna of an antenna system facing a first side of the radome body wherein the reflected part of the first signal is received by several receiving antennas of the antenna system facing the first side in order to determine the reflection properties of the radome body. A second signal is sent via a remote transmission antenna facing a second side of the radome body being opposite to the first side wherein the transmitted part of the second signal is received by the several receiving antennas of the antenna system in order to determine the transmission properties of the radome body. Further, an apparatus is described.

In one aspect, a process for characterizing a range of materials based on the scattering and stopping of incident cosmic ray charged particles passing through each material includes: determining a scattering metric and a stopping metric for each material within the range of materials exposed to cosmic ray charged particles; computing a ratio of the scattering metric to the stopping metric to obtain a scattering-to-stopping ratio for each material within the range of materials for the material; and establishing a scattering-stopping relationship for the range of materials based on the determined pairs of the scattering-to-stopping ratio and the associated scattering metric for the range of materials.

According to an embodiment, there is provided an apparatus which quantitatively evaluates a braze bonding length. A radiation emission unit emits radiation to each of a plurality of partial specimens which are obtained by cutting a specimen in a plane perpendicular to a braze bonding length direction. A light generator generates light of an amount corresponding to an intensity of transmissive radiation. An imaging unit photographs this light. A calculator calculates a braze bonding length of each of the partial specimens, from a light amount obtained with respect to each of the partial specimens, based on a correlation between a braze bonding length and a light amount. The calculator further calculates the braze bonding length of the specimen by totaling the braze bonding lengths of the respective partial specimens.

A method for preparing surrogate calibration standards for web gauging, is provided. The method includes providing linearizations for one or more radiometric gauges, each linearization associated with a radiometric gauge and relating the basis weight of real standards, comprising a lithium ion battery (LIB) electrode material, to transmission of the radiation through the LIB electrode material. The method also includes providing one or more surrogate standards comprising an inert material having an effective Z (Z.sub.surrogate) substantially the same as an effective Z (Z.sub.real) of the LIB material in the real standards. The method further includes assigning to each surrogate standard a surrogate basis weight based on a transmission of radiation through the surrogate standard and the linearizations

A method for preparing surrogate calibration standards for web gauging, is provided. The method includes providing linearizations for one or more radiometric gauges, each linearization associated with a radiometric gauge and relating the basis weight of real standards, comprising a lithium ion battery (LIB) electrode material, to transmission of the radiation through the LIB electrode material. The method also includes providing one or more surrogate standards comprising an inert material having an effective Z (Z.sub.surrogate) substantially the same as an effective Z (Z.sub.real) of the LIB material in the real standards. The method further includes assigning to each surrogate standard a surrogate basis weight based on a transmission of radiation through the surrogate standard and the linearizations

Described is a computer-implemented method for monitoring the status of a device for investigating objects, wherein the investigation of an object involves determining measurement data by measuring the object and operating data of the device is determined during the investigation of the object. The method includes: determining measurement data of the object by means of the device; determining operating data of the device during the determining measurement data of the object; determining at least one quality parameter from the measurement data; analysing the operating data and the at least one quality parameter; and determining a status characteristic value based on the analysing in order to monitor the status of the device, wherein the status characteristic value indicates a status of the device. The computer-implemented method comparatively easily monitors the functionality of devices for investigating objects during adaptive measurements.

Described is a computer-implemented method for monitoring the status of a device for investigating objects, wherein the investigation of an object involves determining measurement data by measuring the object and operating data of the device is determined during the investigation of the object. The method includes: determining measurement data of the object by means of the device; determining operating data of the device during the determining measurement data of the object; determining at least one quality parameter from the measurement data; analysing the operating data and the at least one quality parameter; and determining a status characteristic value based on the analysing in order to monitor the status of the device, wherein the status characteristic value indicates a status of the device. The computer-implemented method comparatively easily monitors the functionality of devices for investigating objects during adaptive measurements.

An IP cover having a light-shielding property is detachably mounted on an IP. The IP includes a stimulable phosphor layer on one surface thereof. The IP cover is mounted on the stimulable phosphor layer so as to be closely attached to the stimulable phosphor layer. The IP and the IP cover include notches, and a part of an inspection target is inserted into the notches at the time of inspection. An IP unit is mounted on a blade welded portion of an impeller. Radiation is applied from a radiation irradiation device and a radiation image of the blade welded portion is recorded on the IP as a latent image. The IP cover is detached from the IP unit and the IP is set on a template. The IP is set at an image reading position of a radiation image reading device by the template, and the radiation image is read.

A charged particle beam device includes: a movement mechanism configured to hold and move a sample; a charged particle source configured to emit charged particles with which the sample is irradiated to obtain an image of the sample; and a control unit configured to control the movement mechanism to move the sample and to obtain the image of the sample. The control unit obtains a reference image of the sample in a reference arrangement state by the charged particles, generates a goal image of the sample in a target arrangement state different from the reference arrangement state by calculation from the reference image, moves the sample to each of different arrangement states by the movement mechanism, obtains a candidate image of the sample in each of the different arrangement states by the charged particles, and generates a comparison result between respective candidate images and the goal image.

A charged particle beam device includes: a movement mechanism configured to hold and move a sample; a charged particle source configured to emit charged particles with which the sample is irradiated to obtain an image of the sample; and a control unit configured to control the movement mechanism to move the sample and to obtain the image of the sample. The control unit obtains a reference image of the sample in a reference arrangement state by the charged particles, generates a goal image of the sample in a target arrangement state different from the reference arrangement state by calculation from the reference image, moves the sample to each of different arrangement states by the movement mechanism, obtains a candidate image of the sample in each of the different arrangement states by the charged particles, and generates a comparison result between respective candidate images and the goal image.