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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2007
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2005
Edward L. Reber, Idaho Falls, ID (US);
James K. Jewell, Idaho Falls, ID (US);
Kenneth W. Rohde, Idaho Falls, ID (US);
Edward H. Seabury, Idaho Falls, ID (US);
Larry G. Blackwood, Idaho Falls, ID (US);
Andrew J. Edwards, Idaho Falls, ID (US);
Kurt W. Derr, Idaho Falls, ID (US);
Edward L. Reber, Idaho Falls, ID (US);
James K. Jewell, Idaho Falls, ID (US);
Kenneth W. Rohde, Idaho Falls, ID (US);
Edward H. Seabury, Idaho Falls, ID (US);
Larry G. Blackwood, Idaho Falls, ID (US);
Andrew J. Edwards, Idaho Falls, ID (US);
Kurt W. Derr, Idaho Falls, ID (US);
Battelle Energy Alliance, LC, Idaho Falls, ID (US);
Abstract
A method of detecting explosives in a vehicle includes providing a first rack on one side of the vehicle, the rack including a neutron generator and a plurality of gamma ray detectors; providing a second rack on another side of the vehicle, the second rack including a neutron generator and a plurality of gamma ray detectors; providing a control system, remote from the first and second racks, coupled to the neutron generators and gamma ray detectors; using the control system, causing the neutron generators to generate neutrons; and performing gamma ray spectroscopy on spectra read by the gamma ray detectors to look for a signature indicative of presence of an explosive. Various apparatus and other methods are also provided.