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Title: Apparatus and method for shaped waveform interrogation

Abstract

Described are an apparatus, computer program product, and associated methods for shaped waveform acoustic interrogation of substances and materials to determine one or more properties of the materials or substances. In some embodiments, a shaped waveform is formed by summing two or more different waveforms and an acoustic wave is generated according to the shaped waveform. The acoustic wave is transmitted by one or more transmitting transducers through the substance or material and received by one or more receiving transducers. The shaped waveform acoustic wave can have a duration or a period that is less than about 20 μs and can comprise predetermined frequency content. Characteristics of the shaped waveform acoustic wave, as received at the receiving transducer(s), including characteristics such as amplitude, frequency, time of flight, etc., can be associated with said one or more properties of the substance or material to provide for real-time monitoring of these properties.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1987086
Patent Number(s):
11567038
Application Number:
17/035,483
Assignee:
Triad National Security, LLC (Los Alamos, NM)
DOE Contract Number:  
89233218CNA000001
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 09/28/2020
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

Citation Formats

Sinha, Dipen N., and Pantea, Cristian. Apparatus and method for shaped waveform interrogation. United States: N. p., 2023. Web.
Sinha, Dipen N., & Pantea, Cristian. Apparatus and method for shaped waveform interrogation. United States.
Sinha, Dipen N., and Pantea, Cristian. Tue . "Apparatus and method for shaped waveform interrogation". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1987086.
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