U.S. Department of Energy

Henrik Sandin

Michelle A Espy

Petr Lvovich Volegov

Andrei Nikolaevich Matlashov

Larry Joe Schultz

Jacob Luther Yoder

Stephen Surko

Algis Urbaitis

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 T, T, and/or Tas 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 T, T, and Tcan be compared to known classification parameter values to determine whether a particular substance is a known material.

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

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Los Alamos, NM, United States of America

Henrik Sandin