公开(公告)号：US07633062B2

公开(公告)日：2009-12-15

申请号：US11771169

申请日：2007-06-29

申请人： Christopher Morris ,  Konstantin N. Borozdin ,  J. Andrew Green ,  Gary E. Hogan ,  Mark F. Makela ,  William C. Priedhorsky ,  Alexander Saunders ,  Larry J. Schultz ,  Michael J. Sossong

发明人： Christopher Morris ,  Konstantin N. Borozdin ,  J. Andrew Green ,  Gary E. Hogan ,  Mark F. Makela ,  William C. Priedhorsky ,  Alexander Saunders ,  Larry J. Schultz ,  Michael J. Sossong

IPC分类号： G01N23/00 ,  G01N23/201

CPC分类号： G01N23/201 ,  G01N23/20 ,  G01V5/0025 ,  G01V5/0075 ,  G06F17/18

摘要： A portal monitoring system has a cosmic ray charged particle tracker with a plurality of drift cells. The drift cells, which can be for example aluminum drift tubes, can be arranged at least above and below a volume to be scanned to thereby track incoming and outgoing charged particles, such as cosmic ray muons, whilst also detecting gamma rays. The system can selectively detect devices or materials, such as iron, lead, gold and/or tungsten, occupying the volume from multiple scattering of the charged particles passing through the volume and can also detect any radioactive sources occupying the volume from gamma rays emitted therefrom. If necessary, the drift tubes can be sealed to eliminate the need for a gas handling system. The system can be employed to inspect occupied vehicles at border crossings for nuclear threat objects.

摘要翻译： 入口监视系统具有带有多个漂移单元的宇宙射线带电粒子跟踪器。 可以将漂移电池（例如铝漂移管）布置在待扫描的体积的至少上方和下方，从而跟踪进入和离开的带电粒子，例如宇宙射线，同时还检测伽马射线。 该系统可以选择性地检测诸如铁，铅，金和/或钨的装置或材料，其占据通过该体积的带电粒子的多次散射的体积，并且还可以检测占据由其发射的γ射线的体积的任何放射源 。 如有必要，漂移管可以被密封，以消除对气体处理系统的需要。 该系统可用于检查过境点的被占用车辆的核威胁物体。

公开(公告)号：US20080191133A1

公开(公告)日：2008-08-14

申请号：US11771169

申请日：2007-06-29

申请人： Christopher Morris ,  Konstantin N. Borozdin ,  J. Andrew Green ,  Gary E. Hogan ,  Mark F. Makela ,  William C. Priedhorsky ,  Alexander Saunders ,  Larry J. Schultz ,  Michael J. Sossong

发明人： Christopher Morris ,  Konstantin N. Borozdin ,  J. Andrew Green ,  Gary E. Hogan ,  Mark F. Makela ,  William C. Priedhorsky ,  Alexander Saunders ,  Larry J. Schultz ,  Michael J. Sossong

IPC分类号： G01N23/00 ,  G01N23/201

CPC分类号： G01N23/201 ,  G01N23/20 ,  G01V5/0025 ,  G01V5/0075 ,  G06F17/18

摘要： A portal monitoring system has a cosmic ray charged particle tracker with a plurality of drift cells. The drift cells, which can be for example aluminum drift tubes, can be arranged at least above and below a volume to be scanned to thereby track incoming and outgoing charged particles, such as cosmic ray muons, whilst also detecting gamma rays. The system can selectively detect devices or materials, such as iron, lead, gold and/or tungsten, occupying the volume from multiple scattering of the charged particles passing through the volume and can also detect any radioactive sources occupying the volume from gamma rays emitted therefrom. If necessary, the drift tubes can be sealed to eliminate the need for a gas handling system. The system can be employed to inspect occupied vehicles at border crossings for nuclear threat objects.

摘要翻译： 入口监视系统具有带有多个漂移单元的宇宙射线带电粒子跟踪器。 可以将漂移电池（例如铝漂移管）布置在待扫描的体积的至少上方和下方，从而跟踪进入和离开的带电粒子，例如宇宙射线，同时还检测伽马射线。 该系统可以选择性地检测诸如铁，铅，金和/或钨的装置或材料，其占据通过该体积的带电粒子的多次散射的体积，并且还可以检测占据由其发射的γ射线的体积的任何放射源 。 如有必要，漂移管可以被密封，以消除对气体处理系统的需要。 该系统可用于检查过境点的被占用车辆的核威胁物体。