Method for developing an x-ray diffraction imaging system
View Patent ↗A method for developing a virtual representation of an x-ray diffraction imaging system includes generating a symmetry axis, generating a conical shape having a base diameter, a vertex angle α, and a vertex point, locating the vertex point at an origin point on the symmetry axis, and extending a first line and a second line between the vertex point and the conical base such that the first line is separated an angle d φ from the second line in an azimuthal direction around the conical base.
1. A method for developing a virtual representation of an x-ray diffraction imaging system, said method comprising:
generating a symmetry axis;
generating a conical shape having a base, a base diameter, a vertex angle α, and a vertex point;
locating the vertex point at an origin point on the symmetry axis;
extending a first line and a second line between the origin point and the base such that the first line is separated by an angle d φ from the second line in an azimuthal direction around the base; and
displaying the virtual representation of the x-ray diffraction imaging system to a user.
2. A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein generating a symmetry axis further comprises generating a symmetry axis that passes through the vertex point and a center of the base diameter.
3. The method in accordance with claim 1 , further comprising locating a position of an x-ray source at a distance R source from the vertex point along the first line.
4. The method in accordance with claim 3 wherein the distance R source is not equal to zero.
5. The method in accordance with claim 3 wherein the distance R source is not equal to negative infinity from the vertex point.
6. The method in accordance with claim 3 wherein the distance R source is not equal to a distance between the position of the x-ray source and a position of the x-ray detector.
7. The method in accordance with claim 3 wherein when the distance R source from the vertex point is not equal to zero, the vertex angle α is not equal to zero.
8. The method in accordance with claim 3 wherein when the distance R source from the vertex point is not equal to zero, the vertex angle α is not equal to ninety degrees.
9. A processor for developing a virtual representation of an x-ray diffraction imaging system, said processor programmed to:
generate a symmetry axis;
generate a conical shape having a base, a base diameter, a vertex angle α, and a vertex point;
locate the vertex point at an origin point on the symmetry axis;
extend a first line and a second line between the origin point and the base such that the first line is separated by an angle d φ from the second line in an azimuthal direction around the base; and
displaying the virtual representation of the x-ray diffraction imaging system to a user.
10. A processor in accordance with claim 9 wherein to generate a symmetry axis, said processor further programmed to generate a symmetry axis that passes through the vertex point and a center of the base diameter.
11. A processor in accordance with claim 9 further programmed to locate a position of an x-ray source at a distance R source from the vertex point along the first line.
12. A processor in accordance with claim 11 further programmed to locate a position of an x-ray source at a distance R source from the vertex point along at least one of the first and second lines, wherein the distance R source is not equal to zero.
13. A processor in accordance with claim 11 further programmed to locate a position of an x-ray source at a distance R source from the vertex point along at least one of the first and second lines, wherein the distance R source is not equal to negative infinity from the vertex point.
14. A processor in accordance with claim 11 further programmed to locate a position of an x-ray source at a distance R source from the vertex point along one of the first and second lines, wherein the distance R source is not equal to a distance between the position of the x-ray source and a position of the x-ray detector.
15. A processor in accordance with claim 11 further programmed to define an angle α between a primary beam radiated from an x-ray source location and the axis of symmetry, wherein when the distance R source from the vertex point is not equal to zero, the vertex angle α is not equal to zero.
16. A processor in accordance with claim 11 further programmed to define an angle α between a primary beam radiated from an x-ray source location and the axis of symmetry, wherein when the distance R source from the vertex point is not equal to zero, the vertex angle α is not equal to ninety degrees.
17. A computer program embedded on a computer readable medium for developing a virtual representation of an x-ray diffraction imaging system, said computer program comprising at least one code segment to:
generate a symmetry axis;
generate a conical shape having a base, base diameter, a vertex angle α, and a vertex point;
locate the vertex point at an origin point on the symmetry axis;
extend a first line and a second line between the origin point and the base such that the first line is separated by an angle d φ from the second line in an azimuthal direction around the base; and
displaying the virtual representation of the x-ray diffraction imaging system to a user.
18. A computer program in accordance with claim 17 wherein to generate a symmetry axis, said computer program further comprising at least one code segment to generate a symmetry axis that passes through the vertex point and a center of the base diameter.
19. A computer program in accordance with claim 18 further comprising at least one code segment to locate a position of an x-ray source at a distance R source from the vertex point along the first line.
20. A computer program with claim 19 further comprising at least one code segment to locate a position of an x-ray source at a distance R source from the vertex point along at least one of the first and second lines, wherein the distance R source is not equal to zero.
21. A computer program in accordance with claim 19 further comprising at least one code segment to locate a position of an x-ray source at a distance R source from the vertex point along at least one of the first and second lines, wherein the distance R source is not equal to negative infinity from the vertex point.
22. A computer program in accordance with claim 19 further comprising at least one code segment to locate a position of an x-ray source at a distance R source from the vertex point along at least one of the first and second lines, wherein the distance R source is not equal to a distance between the position of the x-ray source and a position of the x-ray detector.
23. A computer program in accordance with claim 19 further comprising at least one code segment to define an angle α between a primary beam radiated from an x-ray source location and the axis of symmetry, wherein when the distance R source from the vertex point is not equal to zero, the vertex angle α is not equal to zero.
24. A computer program in accordance with claim 19 further comprising at least one code segment to define an angle α between a primary beam radiated from an x-ray source location and the axis of symmetry, wherein when the distance R source from the vertex point is not equal to zero, the vertex angle α is not equal to ninety degrees.