WO2008118209A3 - Partical detection and applications in security and portal monitoring - Google Patents

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WO2008118209A3
WO2008118209A3 PCT/US2007/082735 US2007082735W WO2008118209A3 WO 2008118209 A3 WO2008118209 A3 WO 2008118209A3 US 2007082735 W US2007082735 W US 2007082735W WO 2008118209 A3 WO2008118209 A3 WO 2008118209A3
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Priority to HK10101862.1A priority patent/HK1134139A1/en
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Techniques, apparatus and systems for detecting particles such as muons. In one implementation, a monitoring system has a cosmic ray-produced charged particle tracker with a plurality of drift cells. The drift cells, which can be for example aluminum drift tubes, can be arranged at least above and below a volume to be scanned to thereby track incoming and outgoing charged particles, such as cosmic ray-produced muons, whilst also detecting gamma rays. The system can selectively detect devices or materials, such as iron, lead, gold and/or tungsten, occupying the volume from multiple scattering of the charged particles passing through the volume and can also detect any radioactive sources occupying the volume from gamma rays emitted therefrom. If necessary, the drift tubes can be sealed to eliminate the need for a gas handling system. The system can be employed to inspect occupied vehicles at border crossings for nuclear threat objects.
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AU2007349817A AU2007349817B2 (en) 2006-10-27 2007-10-26 Radiation Portal Monitor System and Method
RU2009119985/28A RU2468391C2 (en) 2006-10-27 2007-10-26 Particle detection and versions of applications in security and portal monitoring
JP2009534904A JP5479904B2 (en) 2006-10-27 2007-10-26 Particle detection and application in security and portal monitoring
EP07873571.9A EP2087375B1 (en) 2006-10-27 2007-10-26 Partical detection and applications in security and portal monitoring
US12/447,459 US8247767B2 (en) 2006-10-27 2007-10-26 Particle detection and applications in security and portal monitoring
ES07873571T ES2891090T3 (en) 2006-10-27 2007-10-26 Particle detection and applications in security and portal monitoring
CN2007800482271A CN101606083B (en) 2006-10-27 2007-10-26 Partical detection and applications in security and portal monitoring
CA2667777A CA2667777C (en) 2006-10-27 2007-10-26 Particle detection and applications in security and portal monitoring
IL198406A IL198406A (en) 2006-10-27 2009-04-26 Particle detection and applications in security and portal monitoring
HK10101862.1A HK1134139A1 (en) 2006-10-27 2010-02-23 Particle detection and applications in security and portal monitoring
US13/591,118 US8513601B2 (en) 2006-10-27 2012-08-21 Systems for detecting charged particles in object inspection

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