Detection of explosive and narcotics by low power large sample volume nuclear quadrupole resonance (nqr)

Abstract From the Canadian patent

The sensitive detection of explosives and narcotics by nuclear quadrupole resonance (NQR) is performed at low rf power by assuring that the rf field strength is larger than the local magnetic field. Additionally it has been recognized that, signal-to-noise ratio of a signal induced by a specimen of fixed size decrease by only the square root of the coil size. Thus rather than, scaling power linearly with coil size as conventionally done to maintain the same rf field intensity the power needs only be, increased by the square root of the increased coil size to assure maintenance of the same signal to noise ratio. This technique permits the use of larger coils than previously used. The …