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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2015
James E. Barefield, Ii, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Elizabeth J. Judge, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Loan A. Le, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Leon N. Lopez, Santa Cruz, NM (US);
Andrew C. Beveridge, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Daniel R. Chapman, Oakland, CA (US);
Seth T. Taylor, Fullerton, CA (US);
James E. Barefield, II, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Elizabeth J. Judge, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Loan A. Le, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Leon N. Lopez, Santa Cruz, NM (US);
Andrew C. Beveridge, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Daniel R. Chapman, Oakland, CA (US);
Seth T. Taylor, Fullerton, CA (US);
CHEVRON U.S.A. INC., San Ramon, CA (US);
LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Abstract
A method for evaluating a vessel for suitability to contain a fluid includes providing a vessel and forming a polished surface portion of the vessel by removing oxidation and/or contaminants from a portion of the vessel. The method further includes applying a focused laser to the polished surface portion to form plasma on the polished surface portion, and determining whether the vessel is suitable for containing a fluid based on silicon content of the polished surface portion. The silicon content is estimated based on light emitted from the plasma.