Imaging and sensing based on muon tomography
Abstract
Techniques, apparatus and systems for detecting particles such as muons for imaging applications. Subtraction techniques are described to enhance the processing of the muon tomography data.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1079432
- Patent Number(s):
- 8288721
- Application Number:
- 12/108,494
- Assignee:
- Decision Sciences International Corporation (Poway, CA); Los Alamos National Security, LLC (Los Alamos, NM)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01T - MEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR OR X-RADIATION
G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01V - GEOPHYSICS
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC52-06NA25396
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 47 OTHER INSTRUMENTATION
Citation Formats
Morris, Christopher L, Saunders, Alexander, Sossong, Michael James, Schultz, Larry Joe, Green, J. Andrew, Borozdin, Konstantin N, Hengartner, Nicolas W, Smith, Richard A, Colthart, James M, Klugh, David C, Scoggins, Gary E, and Vineyard, David C. Imaging and sensing based on muon tomography. United States: N. p., 2012.
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Morris, Christopher L, Saunders, Alexander, Sossong, Michael James, Schultz, Larry Joe, Green, J. Andrew, Borozdin, Konstantin N, Hengartner, Nicolas W, Smith, Richard A, Colthart, James M, Klugh, David C, Scoggins, Gary E, & Vineyard, David C. Imaging and sensing based on muon tomography. United States.
Morris, Christopher L, Saunders, Alexander, Sossong, Michael James, Schultz, Larry Joe, Green, J. Andrew, Borozdin, Konstantin N, Hengartner, Nicolas W, Smith, Richard A, Colthart, James M, Klugh, David C, Scoggins, Gary E, and Vineyard, David C. Tue .
"Imaging and sensing based on muon tomography". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1079432.
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author = {Morris, Christopher L and Saunders, Alexander and Sossong, Michael James and Schultz, Larry Joe and Green, J. Andrew and Borozdin, Konstantin N and Hengartner, Nicolas W and Smith, Richard A and Colthart, James M and Klugh, David C and Scoggins, Gary E and Vineyard, David C},
abstractNote = {Techniques, apparatus and systems for detecting particles such as muons for imaging applications. Subtraction techniques are described to enhance the processing of the muon tomography data.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Oct 16 00:00:00 EDT 2012},
month = {Tue Oct 16 00:00:00 EDT 2012}
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