Inventors:
Michael V. Hynes - Cambridge MA, US
Bernard Harris - Waltham MA, US
Brandon Blackburn - Idaho Falls ID, US
John E. McElroy - North Andover MA, US
Richard C. Lanza - Brookline MA, US
Timothy A. Antaya - Hampton Falls NH, US
Richard Sheffield - Los Alamos NM, US
John T. Mihalczo - Oak Ridge TN, US
Paul A. Hausladen - Oak Ridge TN, US
Alan W. Hunt - Pocatello ID, US
Hugh R. Andrews - Pembroke CA, US
James Johnson - Rigby ID, US
Assignee:
Raytheon Company - Waltham MA
International Classification:
G01N 23/04
H05G 1/52
H01J 35/30
Abstract:
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.