Scanner for nuclear quadrupole resonance measurements and method therefor
CA 2496966 A1 · Owner: Chisholm, Warrick Paul · Inventors: Aitken, Christopher Norman; Hayes, Peter Alaric; Flexman, John Harold
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An NQR scanner for detecting the presence of a substance containing quadrupole nuclei within an object. A pulse generating means (1) generates pulse sequences that are used to irradiate the object in a pulsed magnetic field at a requisite NQR frequency for the substance to be detected. A high power RF transmit amplifier (2) amplifies the signal to produce sufficient magnetic field strength to irradiate a scan volume within which the object is disposed for detection purposes and cause an NQR transition to a detectable level within the substance if present within the object. A method for detecting the presence of a substance containing quadrupole nuclei within an object is also …
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- Filed June 26, 2003. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended June 26, 2023.
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