Robust statistical reconstruction for charged particle tomography

Schultz, Larry Joe; Klimenko, Alexei Vasilievich; Fraser, Andrew Mcleod; Morris, Christopher; Orum, John Christopher; Borozdin, Konstantin N; Sossong, Michael James; Hengartner, Nicolas W

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Title: Robust statistical reconstruction for charged particle tomography

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Systems and methods for charged particle detection including statistical reconstruction of object volume scattering density profiles from charged particle tomographic data to determine the probability distribution of charged particle scattering using a statistical multiple scattering model and determine a substantially maximum likelihood estimate of object volume scattering density using expectation maximization (ML/EM) algorithm to reconstruct the object volume scattering density. The presence of and/or type of object occupying the volume of interest can be identified from the reconstructed volume scattering density profile. The charged particle tomographic data can be cosmic ray muon tomographic data from a muon tracker for scanning packages, containers, vehicles or cargo. The method can be implemented using a computer program which is executable on a computer.

Inventors:: Schultz, Larry Joe; Klimenko, Alexei Vasilievich; Fraser, Andrew Mcleod; Morris, Christopher; Orum, John Christopher; Borozdin, Konstantin N; Sossong, Michael James; Hengartner, Nicolas W

Issue Date:: Tue Oct 08 00:00:00 EDT 2013

Research Org.:: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1097256

Patent Number(s):: 8552370

Application Number:: 11/977,409

Assignee:: Los Alamos National Security, LLC (Los Alamos, NM)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES

G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01V - GEOPHYSICS

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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
G01N23/20 - by using diffraction of the radiation by the materials, e.g. for investigating crystal structure
G01N23/207 - Diffractometry using detectors, e.g. using a probe in a central position and one or more displaceable detectors in circumferential positions

G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01V - GEOPHYSICS
G01V5/0025 - {Measuring scattered radiation}
G01V5/0075 - {Passive interrogation

G - PHYSICS G06 - COMPUTING G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
G06F17/18 - for evaluating statistical data {, e.g. average values, frequency distributions, probability functions, regression analysis

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DOE Contract Number:: AC52-06NA25396

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS

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                    Schultz, Larry Joe, Klimenko, Alexei Vasilievich, Fraser, Andrew Mcleod, Morris, Christopher, Orum, John Christopher, Borozdin, Konstantin N, Sossong, Michael James, and Hengartner, Nicolas W. Robust statistical reconstruction for charged particle tomography.  United States: N. p., 2013. 
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                    Schultz, Larry Joe, Klimenko, Alexei Vasilievich, Fraser, Andrew Mcleod, Morris, Christopher, Orum, John Christopher, Borozdin, Konstantin N, Sossong, Michael James, & Hengartner, Nicolas W. Robust statistical reconstruction for charged particle tomography.  United States.

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                    Schultz, Larry Joe, Klimenko, Alexei Vasilievich, Fraser, Andrew Mcleod, Morris, Christopher, Orum, John Christopher, Borozdin, Konstantin N, Sossong, Michael James, and Hengartner, Nicolas W. Tue .  
        "Robust statistical reconstruction for charged particle tomography".  United States.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1097256.

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  abstractNote = {Systems and methods for charged particle detection including statistical reconstruction of object volume scattering density profiles from charged particle tomographic data to determine the probability distribution of charged particle scattering using a statistical multiple scattering model and determine a substantially maximum likelihood estimate of object volume scattering density using expectation maximization (ML/EM) algorithm to reconstruct the object volume scattering density. The presence of and/or type of object occupying the volume of interest can be identified from the reconstructed volume scattering density profile. The charged particle tomographic data can be cosmic ray muon tomographic data from a muon tracker for scanning packages, containers, vehicles or cargo. The method can be implemented using a computer program which is executable on a computer.},

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Nuclear detection to prevent or defeat clandestine nuclear attack journal, August 2005

Multiple Coulomb scattering and spatial resolution in proton radiography journal, November 1994

Maximum Likelihood from Incomplete Data Via the EM Algorithm journal, September 1977

Geological tomography using cosmic rays patent-application, August 2006

Neutron PSDs for the next generation of spallation neutron sources journal, January 2002

Radiation portal monitor system and method patent, December 2009

Geant4 developments and applications journal, February 2006

High Z material detection system and method patent, December 2008

Passage of particles through matter journal, March 2000

Large precision muon detector for ATLAS journal, November 2002

Convergent incremental optimization transfer algorithms: application to tomography journal, March 2006

D0 forward-angle muon tracking detector and its gas system journal, June 2002

Information Extraction for Muon Radiography conference, January 2005

Large vessel imaging using cosmic-ray muons journal, June 2004

Determination of time zero from a charged particle detector patent, March 2011

Radiographic imaging with cosmic-ray muons journal, March 2003

Detection of high- Z objects using multiple scattering of cosmic ray muons journal, October 2003

Image reconstruction and material Z discrimination via cosmic ray muon radiography journal, March 2004

Optimizing the Tracking Efficiency for Cosmic Ray Muon Tomography conference, October 2006

A Statistical Model for Positron Emission Tomography journal, March 1985

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journal, August 2005

Multiple Coulomb scattering and spatial resolution in proton radiography
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Geological tomography using cosmic rays
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Neutron PSDs for the next generation of spallation neutron sources
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Geant4 developments and applications
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Passage of particles through matter
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Large precision muon detector for ATLAS
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