Nuclear quadrupole resonance measurements

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2007-05-15

2007-05-15

Arana, Louis M. (Department: 2859)

Electricity: measuring and testing

Particle precession resonance

Using a nuclear resonance spectrometer system

C324S309000

Reexamination Certificate

active

10518920

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for exciting and detecting NQR in a substance containing quadrupole nuclei responsive to the NQR phenomenon. The apparatus includes a coil15for irradiating an item that may contain a substance with RF waves to excite NQR in quadrupole nuclei within the substance and for receiving an NQR signal emitted in response thereto. A transmitter unit10is provided for producing and transmitting an RF pulse to the probe to create said RF waves. A receiver unit11is provided to receive and treat a received signal from said probe for subsequent processing and detection of a said NQR signal therein. A sensing means is included in the apparatus for sensing an extraneous parameter that may influence the detection of the NQR signal from the item to be scanned. A computer12is provided for processing the treated received signal to identify a said NQR signal therein, and control the transmitting means and the receiving means in response to said processing means and said sensing means to optimize the excitation and detection of the NQR signal. The sensing means may comprise one or more temperature probes13, RF antennas17, metal detectors18, metal imagers19, temperature tags20and optical or infrared scanners22and23, or any one or combination of these.

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