Shipping container explosives and contraband detection system using nuclear quadrupole resonance
US8710837B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 1, 2010 |
| Grant date | Apr 29, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 30, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01R33/441
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
For container-carried explosives or contraband in which the container is made of conductive material and can therefore constitute a Faraday cage, stimulated emissions due to nuclear quadrupole resonance are detected utilizing a terminated balanced transmission line and a directional coupler for the detection of explosives, contraband, narcotics and the like that exist in metal containers.
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