Sensor fusion with muon detector arrays to augment tomographic imaging using ambient cosmic rays
US9939537B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 9, 2016 |
| Grant date | Apr 10, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 24, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01V5/26
- WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Techniques, systems and apparatus are described for operating a multimode passive detection system (MMPDS). A multimode passive detection system includes charged particle tracking detectors to measure cosmic ray-based charged particle trajectories in a volume of interest. The multimode passive detection system includes fission product detectors to detect cosmic ray-based charged particle induced fission in a fissile material present in the volume of interest.
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