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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2010
Applicants:
Rongjia Tao, Cherry Hill, NJ (US);
Dong Ho Wu, Olney, MD (US);
Inventors:
Rongjia Tao, Cherry Hill, NJ (US);
Dong Ho Wu, Olney, MD (US);
Assignees:
US Gov't Represented By Secretary Of The Navy Chief Of Naval Research, Arlington, VA (US);
Temple University Of The Commonwealth System Of Higher Education, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 5/00 (2006.01); G01R 29/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 5/0075 (2013.01); G01V 5/0091 (2013.01); G01R 29/24 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems for detecting nuclear material concealed within an enclosure are provided. An ionized air density is measured at one or more locations outside of the enclosure. The presence of the concealed nuclear material is detected, for each of the one or more locations, based on a characteristic of the measured ionized air density indicative of concealed nuclear materials.