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Title: Classification of materials using nuclear magnetic resonance dispersion and/or x-ray absorption

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OSTI ID:1341886
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Methods for determining the identity of a substance are provided. A classification parameter set is defined to allow identification of substances that previously could not be identified or to allow identification of substances with a higher degree of confidence. The classification parameter set may include at least one of relative nuclear susceptibility (RNS) or an x-ray linear attenuation coefficient (LAC). RNS represents the density of hydrogen nuclei present in a substance relative to the density of hydrogen nuclei present in water. The extended classification parameter set may include T1, T2, and/or T1rho as well as at least one additional classification parameter comprising one of RNS or LAC. Values obtained for additional classification parameters as well as values obtained for T1, T2, and T.sub.1.rho. can be compared to known classification parameter values to determine whether a particular substance is a known material.

Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC52-06NA25396
Assignee:
U.S. Department of Energy (Washington, DC)
Patent Number(s):
9,557,394
Application Number:
13/869,705
OSTI ID:
1341886
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2013 Apr 24
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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