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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2012
Zheng-tian LU, Lemont, IL (US);
Shiu-ming HU, Anhui, CN;
Wei Jiang, Lemont, IL (US);
Peter Mueller, Lemont, IL;
Zheng-Tian Lu, Lemont, IL (US);
Shiu-Ming Hu, Anhui, CN;
Wei Jiang, Lemont, IL (US);
Peter Mueller, Lemont, IL;
UChicago Argonne LLC, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A method and system for detecting ratios and amounts of isotopes of noble gases. The method and system is constructed to be able to measure noble gas isotopes in water and ice, which helps reveal the geological age of the samples and understand their movements. The method and system uses a combination of a cooled discharge source, a beam collimator, a beam slower and magneto-optic trap with a laser to apply resonance frequency energy to the noble gas to be quenched and detected.