Interrogating hidden contents of a container: Patent: US 7970103 B1

James Johnson; Michael Hynes; Bernard Harris; Brandon Blackburn; john Mcelroy; Richard Lanza; Timothy Antaya; R. L.  Sheffield; J. T. Mihalczo; Paul Hausladen; Alan Hunt; Robert Andrews

Interrogating hidden contents of a container: Patent: US 7970103 B1

James Johnson (Inventor)
, Michael Hynes (Inventor)
, Bernard Harris (Inventor)
, Brandon Blackburn (Inventor)
, john Mcelroy (Inventor)
, Richard Lanza (Inventor)
, Timothy Antaya (Inventor)
, R. L. Sheffield (Inventor)
, J. T. Mihalczo (Inventor)
, Paul Hausladen (Inventor)
, Alan Hunt (Inventor)
, Robert Andrews (Inventor)

Nuclear Nonproliferation

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According to one embodiment, a system for interrogating hidden contents of a container comprises a controller, a detector system, and a data system. The controller receives a selection of a source mode of source radiation to generate to interrogate contents of a container. The source mode selection comprises a neutron mode, a gamma ray mode, or a combined neutron-gamma ray mode. The controller instructs a cyclotron to generate the source radiation according to the source mode selection. The detector system detects radiation emitted from the contents in response to the source radiation. The data system analyzes the emitted radiation and describes the contents according to the analysis.

Original language	American English
Patent number	US 7970103 B1
Priority date	06/5/09
Filing date	06/28/11
State	Published - Jun 28 2011

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