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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2008
Filed:
Jan. 07, 2005
David Lieblich, Worcester, MA (US);
Jeffrey Schiano, State College, PA (US);
David Lieblich, Worcester, MA (US);
Jeffrey Schiano, State College, PA (US);
SIV Technologies, Inc., Cherry Valley, MA (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for detecting quadrupole nuclei in motion relative to a search region, during the sensing operation, provides a system for decreasing the throughput time of quadrupole resonance (QR) detection systems. The apparatus uses a single QR probe, or a plurality of QR probes, which may be formed into an array, to remotely and non-invasively generate a QR response from one or more targets containing quadrupole nuclei, as they pass through the probe-sensing region. The method employs an optimized pulse sequence that simultaneously increases the QR signal power while reducing the peak power of the RF pulses. The pulse sequence generates a matrix of signals that are processed to improve detection performance by increasing the signal to noise ratio.