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Integrated Primary and Special Nuclear Material Alarm Resolution

a technology of alarm resolution and nuclear material, applied in the direction of instruments, nuclear engineering, measurement with scintillation detectors, etc., can solve the problems of blinding all detectors, severe reducing the efficacy of inspection systems, and especially for hydrogenous cargo

Pending Publication Date: 2020-01-23
RAPISCAN SYST INC (US)
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The patent describes a way to generate a maximum width fan beam by optionally eliminating a portion of a vertical slit. This helps to improve the performance and efficiency of the fan beam generation process.

Problems solved by technology

Delayed neutrons, however, while a unique indicator of the occurrence of fission, are very few in number and of low energy, thereby severely reducing the efficacy of the inspection system, especially for hydrogenous cargo.
However, the fission prompt neutrons are produced at virtually the same time as the far more numerous probing radiation incident on the nuclear material; thus resulting in blinding all detectors.

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[0106]FIG. 3 is a chart showing a plurality of parameters 300 associated with some embodiments of the present specification. In a first embodiment, shown in row 301, the system uses, as the irradiation probe, x-rays for high resolution radiography and to induce fission events whose signatures can be detected, including prompt neutrons and delayed-gamma rays using the fluorocarbon detector and delayed neutrons using a thermalized neutron detector.

second embodiment

[0107]In a second embodiment, shown in row 302, mono-energetic high-energy gamma rays are employed as the probing radiation to stimulate fissions and allow for the measurement of prompt neutrons, delayed neutrons and delayed-gamma rays.

third embodiment

[0108]In a third embodiment, shown in row 303, fast neutrons are generated from a charged-particle accelerator accelerating, for example deuterons impinging on deuterium target, generating high-energy neutrons to stimulate fission events. The fission events are detected via the resultant prompt neutrons from fast neutron fissions, thermal-neutron fissions, delayed-gamma rays and delayed neutrons also emitted as a result of the fission process.

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Abstract

The present specification discloses methods for inspecting an object. The method includes scanning an object in a two-step process. In the primary scan, a truck or cargo container (container) is completely scanned with a fan beam radiation, the transmitted radiation is measured with an array of detectors, and the transmission information and optionally the fission signatures are analyzed to determine the presence of high-density, high-Z and fissionable materials. If the container alarms in one or more areas, the areas are subjected to a secondary scan. This is done by precisely repositioning the container to the location of the suspect areas, adjusting the scanning system to focus on the suspect areas, performing a stationary irradiation of the areas, and analyzing the measured feature signatures to clear or confirm the presence of SNM.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]The present application is a division application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14 / 274,542, entitled “Integrated Primary and Special Nuclear Material Alarm Resolution” and filed on May 9, 2014, which relies on U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61 / 821,610, of the same title and filed on May 9, 2013, for priority.[0002]U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14 / 274,542 is also a continuation-in-part application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13 / 035,886, entitled “Systems and Methods for Detecting Nuclear Material”, and filed on Feb. 25, 2011, which, in turn, relies upon U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61 / 308,254, filed on Feb. 25, 2010, for priority and U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61 / 313,200, filed on Mar. 12, 2010, for priority.[0003]All of the above-mentioned applications are herein incorporated by reference in their entirety.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0004]The present specification describes systems and methods ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): G01T3/00G01V5/00
CPCG01T3/06G01V5/0091G01T3/00G01V5/281G21K1/046
Inventor GOZANI, TSAHIBENDAHAN, JOSEPHKING, MICHAEL JOSEPHSHAW, TIMOTHY JOHNSTEVENSON, JOHN DAVID
Owner RAPISCAN SYST INC (US)
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