APPARATUS FOR CORE SAMPLE CONTAINMENT USING POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY, AND ALSO SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY OF CORE SAMPLE

摘要

According to the invention an apparatus is provided for a core sample containment using a positron emission tomography, the apparatus comprising a chamber body made from a thermoplastic material, having a hollow interior portion to accommodate a flexible sleeve to dispose the core sample, so that when the flexible sleeve is seated within the hollow interior portion of the chamber body a central portion and end portions of the sleeve are entirely contained within the hollow interior portion; end plugs fitted within outer ends of the hollow interior portion and an interior portion of the flexible sleeve and forming a hermetic seal against the wall of the hollow interior portion of the unitary chamber body by means thereof, each of the end plugs having an orifice configured to enable fluid conduction along a path substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the chamber body, the path including an inlet of the apparatus, each orifice and an outlet of the apparatus; a port to couple pressure imposed external to the chamber body to the hollow interior portion when the chamber body is sealed against the pressure; and a first engaging end cap to engage the first engaging end of the chamber body and to provide either the inlet or the outlet. A system and method for the positron emission tomography of the core sample using said apparatus are also provided.