发明名称 |
Explosive detection method and apparatus using selective gamma ray resonance absorption |
摘要 |
An apparatus and method for determining the presence of certain elements or compounds within an object, wherein the object under examination contains both nuclei of a first type which exhibit nuclear magnetic resonance and nuclei of a second type which exhibit nuclear quadrupolar resonance. The apparatus and method involve subjecting the object to a magnetic field and to a radiation beam whose characteristics in the presence of a magnetic field and in the absence of a magnetic field can be measured. The radiation transmission and/or absorption "fingerprint" of a particular substance is experimentally determined and recorded in the presence of a magnetic field calculated to optimize a cross coupling between nuclei of the first (NMR) type and nuclei of the second (NQR) type. This reference is then utilized later as a basis on which to identify an unknown compound exhibiting the same radiation absorption and/or transmission characteristics in response to the same or similar magnetic field intensity. Specific types of radiation and specific magnetic field intensities are pre-selected as optimizing the detectability of specific NMR/NQR element pairs.
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申请公布号 |
US5159617(A) |
申请公布日期 |
1992.10.27 |
申请号 |
US19910791873 |
申请日期 |
1991.11.13 |
申请人 |
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE |
发明人 |
KING, J. DERWIN;NICHOLLS, COLIN |
分类号 |
G01R33/44;G01V5/00 |
主分类号 |
G01R33/44 |
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