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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2002
Filed:
Jan. 13, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Allen N. Garroway, Davidsonville, MD (US);
Joel B. Miller, Cheverly, MD (US);
Bryan H. Suits, Boughton, MI (US);
Richard L. Garwin, Scarsdale, NY (US);
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 3/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 3/00 ;
Abstract
An apparatus which includes a probe for detecting a resonance signal induced in a sample. The probe and the resonance signal each have a respective, corresponding Q, and the ratio, Q′, of the Q of the probe to the Q of the resonance signal is relatively large. Preferably, Q′ is greater than, or equal to, 1.