NQR炸药探测系统中射频线圈的设计研究

基于核四极矩共振(Nuclear Quadrupole Resonance, NQR)炸药探测原理,对探测系统中拾取信号的关键部件射频线圈进行了优化设计,并确定了小型螺线管型线圈的直径、长度和匝数. 试验测试表明,此线圈射频场均匀性好、信噪比大、灵敏度高,可以快速准确探测到NQR信号,验证了线圈设计理论的有效性和制作方法的可行性. 该设计方法对提高隐藏炸药探测的准确率以及不同试验条件下射频线圈的设计具有重要意义.     

Pulsed 14N NQR Device Designed to Detect Substances in the Presence of Environmental Noise

A new device designed for both volumetric and surface NQR detection of substances spatially located in several positions, and in the presence of environmental interference, is described. The device consists of two probe coils, placed on the same detection plane, for excitation and detection of NQR signals. Experimental results obtained using Strong Off Resonance Comb (SORC) pulse sequences, for the excitation of the ν- transition in samples of Sodium Nitrite (NaNO ₂), are presented. It is shown that, when the total signals induced in each coil are properly combined, the interference commonly detected in both coils is attenuated relative to the NQR signal detected by either one or both probe coils. NQR signal can be detected by either one or both coils, but in both cases the noise induced by distant environmental sources is attenuated. These files correspond to the revised version of the paper N° O-G-6, entitled “Pulsed ¹⁴N NQR device designed to detect substances in the presence of environmental noise” presented at the XVII International symposium on Nuclear Quadrupole Interactions, held in Bonn, Germany in 2004. Argentinian and International patents pending.     

Modified steady-state free precession pulse sequences for the detection of pure nuclear quadrupole resonance

Modifications of the steady-state free precession multi-pulse technique for the effective detection of the nuclear quadrupole resonance (NQR) signals are proposed. These modifications are based on the use of composite pulses and enable the suppression of the coherent noise signals such as the magneto-acoustic and piezo-electric signals or the ringing signal from the NQR probe. Experimental results of applying the proposed technique to nitrogen-14 NQR in the sample of C6H12N4 are also presented and convincingly demonstrate its effectiveness.     

爆炸物检测中NQR信号的处理及判识

介绍了基于核四极矩技术的爆炸物检测原理及信号处理方法.系统分析了NQR信号检测中主要误差来源,提出多种方法消除NQR信号处理中检测误差,主要包括相关累加消除随机噪声;单通道自适应消除振铃影响;相关性检测抑制同频干扰.实验表明相关检测可有效提高NQR信号信噪比,提高微弱NQR信号检测的准确性.     

Optimal filtering in multipulse sequences for nuclear quadrupole resonance detection

The application of the multipulse sequences in nuclear quadrupole resonance (NQR) detection of explosive and narcotic substances has been studied. Various approaches to increase the signal to noise ratio (SNR) of signal detection are considered. We discussed two modifications of the phase-alternated multiple-pulse sequence (PAMS): the 180° pulse sequence with a preparatory pulse and the 90° pulse sequence. The advantages of optimal filtering to detect NQR in the case of the coherent steady-state precession have been analyzed. It has been shown that this technique is effective in filtering high-frequency and low-frequency noise and increasing the reliability of NQR detection. Our analysis also shows the PAMS with 180° pulses is more effective than PSL sequence from point of view of the application of optimal filtering procedure to the steady-state NQR signal.     

Capacitor-based detection of nuclear magnetization: nuclear quadrupole resonance of surfaces

We demonstrate excitation and detection of nuclear magnetization in a nuclear quadrupole resonance (NQR) experiment with a parallel plate capacitor, where the sample is located between the two capacitor plates and not in a coil as usually. While the sensitivity of this capacitor-based detection is found lower compared to an optimal coil-based detection of the same amount of sample, it becomes comparable in the case of very thin samples and even advantageous in the proximity of conducting bodies. This capacitor-based setup may find its application in acquisition of NQR signals from the surface layers on conducting bodies or in a portable tightly integrated nuclear magnetic resonance sensor.     

一种改进的微弱NQR信号检测算法

核四极矩共振（NQR）是一种固态射频谱分析技术,可用于检测高危险爆炸物. 然而NQR信号本身非常弱,并且易受线圈的热噪声和外部射频干扰的影响,低信噪比限制了NQR的实际应用. 该文提出一种改进的微弱NQR信号检测算法. 首先利用Hankel矩阵方式下奇异值分解的方法,有效地抑制射频干扰和噪声,并将NQR信号分离出来. 然后提出了一种基于MUSIC谱估计的非线性最小二乘检测器,它既保证了高的频率分辨率,又大大降低了运算量. 仿真数据和实测数据结果表明该算法的有效性.     

Application of the Wavelet Transform for Detecting Signals of Nuclear Quadrupole Resonance

In the present study, the wavelet transform is used to increase the signal-to-noise ratio of nuclear quadrupole resonance (NQR) signals in the direct pulse method. The efficiency of the wavelet and Fourier transforms used for detecting the NQR signal component is compared. The signal consists of noise, magnetoacoustic and piezoelectric signals, noise from external sources, and NQR signal. Signals from ¹⁴ N nuclei in hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-s-triazine C₃H₆N₆O₆ (RDX) are investigated at a temperature of 298 K.__________Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 1, pp. 47–50, January, 2005.     

Correlation-based method for improvement of NQR signals utilizing signal shape information

In the correlation method the signal shape information can be utilized for detection of weak signals, hidden in the noise. We tested the advantages, drawbacks and some practical features of the method applied to magnetic resonance detection. The influence of the signal width, shape and similarity to the template on the correlation function was studied by numerical simulation. The findings were applied to the optimization of the template for improved localization of a noisy¹⁴N nuclear quadrupole resonance (NQR) line in NaNO₂ during repetitive scans by a superregenerative spectrometer. The value of the correlation method in faster NQR intensity evaluation was also confirmed.     

NQR炸药检测系统中激励脉冲拖尾的抑制

介绍了核四极矩共振（Nuclear Quadrupole Resonance简称NQR）炸药检测系统的基本原理及检测过程中面临的如何消除激励脉冲信号拖尾对NQR检测信号的影响问题. 文中采用了在发射电路中增加消振铃电路来消除激励脉冲拖尾的方法，并给出了电路分析和实验结果. 经实际应用验证，该种方法对消除激励脉冲拖尾具有较好的效果，提高了系统的探测能力.