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Title: Probabilities of a Grid of Rectangular Transects of Positive Width Intersecting an Elliptical Target

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/15001248· OSTI ID:15001248

This paper develops a methodology of finding the probability of the grid traversing an elliptical target of a specified size when a rectangular grid is used for sampling and the transects have a specified width. This probability can then be used to determine the parameters of the rectangular grid that is necessary to find a specified elliptical target with a specified probability. This methodology was developed for the situation in which a nondestructive assay device such as a magnetometer or ground penetrating radar is used to pass over the transects of a rectangular grid looking for elliptically shaped clusters of shrapnel that may indicate the existence of unexploded ordnance (UXO).

Research Organization:
Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-76RL01830
OSTI ID:
15001248
Report Number(s):
PNNL-13868; 4015EM200; TRN: US200401%%534
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English