Radioactive anomaly detector
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1. A detector apparatus, comprising:
- a collector having access to a sample of a gaseous fluid in a storage container; and
a tester coupled to and disposed remotely from the collector, the tester comprising;
a test chamber into which the sample is directed from the collector;
an excitation element to excite the sample in the test chamber; and
a spectrum analyzing device coupled to the test chamber to analyze the excited sample for evidence of a concentration of particles of interest in the gaseous fluid exceeding a threshold concentration,the threshold concentration being defined in accordance with a type of the particles of interest and a residence time of the sample in the storage container prior to an accessing of the sample by the collector, andwherein the spectrum analyzing device analyzes the excited sample for evidence of a concentration of isotopic molecules in the gaseous fluid exceeding a threshold concentration defined for the isotopic molecules based on the residence time of the sample which is defined as a total amount of time the sample is resident in the storage container prior to the accessing of the sample by the collector.
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Abstract
A detector apparatus is provided and includes a collector having access to a sample of a gaseous fluid and a tester coupled to and disposed remotely from the collector. The tester includes a test chamber into which a sample is directed from the collector, an excitation element to excite the sample in the test chamber and a spectrum analyzing device coupled to the test chamber to analyze the excited sample for evidence of a concentration of particles of interest in the gaseous fluid exceeding a threshold concentration. The threshold concentration is defined in accordance with a type of the particles of interest and a residence time of the sample.
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1. A detector apparatus, comprising:
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a collector having access to a sample of a gaseous fluid in a storage container; and a tester coupled to and disposed remotely from the collector, the tester comprising; a test chamber into which the sample is directed from the collector; an excitation element to excite the sample in the test chamber; and a spectrum analyzing device coupled to the test chamber to analyze the excited sample for evidence of a concentration of particles of interest in the gaseous fluid exceeding a threshold concentration, the threshold concentration being defined in accordance with a type of the particles of interest and a residence time of the sample in the storage container prior to an accessing of the sample by the collector, and wherein the spectrum analyzing device analyzes the excited sample for evidence of a concentration of isotopic molecules in the gaseous fluid exceeding a threshold concentration defined for the isotopic molecules based on the residence time of the sample which is defined as a total amount of time the sample is resident in the storage container prior to the accessing of the sample by the collector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A detector apparatus, comprising:
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a collector having access to an interior of a storage container; and a tester coupled to the collector and disposed on a frame element configured to manipulate the storage container, the tester comprising; a test chamber into which a sample of a gaseous fluid drawn from the interior of the storage container by the collector is directed; an excitation element to excite the sample in the test chamber; and a spectrum analyzing device coupled to the test chamber to analyze the excited sample for evidence of a concentration of particles of interest in the gaseous fluid exceeding a threshold concentration, the threshold concentration being defined in accordance with a type of the particles of interest and a residence time of the sample in the interior of the storage container prior to the sample being drawn out from the interior by the collector, and wherein the spectrum analyzing device analyzes the excited sample for evidence of a concentration of isotopic molecules in the gaseous fluid exceeding a threshold concentration defined for the isotopic molecules based on the residence time of the sample which is defined as a total amount of time the sample is resident in the storage container prior to the accessing of the sample by the collector. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of operating a detector apparatus, the method comprising:
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directing a sample of a gaseous fluid drawn from an interior of a storage container into a test chamber; lasing the sample in the test chamber to excite the sample; performing spectroscopy on the excited sample; analyzing results of the spectroscopy for evidence of a concentration of particles of interest in the gaseous fluid exceeding a threshold concentration; and defining the threshold concentration in accordance with a type of the particles of interest and a residence time of the sample in the interior of the storage container prior to the sample being drawn out from the interior by the collector, wherein the analyzing comprises analyzing the results for evidence of a concentration of isotopic molecules in the gaseous fluid exceeding a threshold concentration defined for the isotopic molecules based on the residence time of the sample in the interior of the storage container which is defined as a total amount of time the sample is resident in the storage container prior to the accessing of the sample by the collector. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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