WO2004049009A1 - Nqr−squidによる地雷探知装置 - Google Patents
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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- F41H11/12—Means for clearing land minefields; Systems specially adapted for detection of landmines
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- the invention of this application relates to a mine detection device, and more particularly to a mine detection device by detecting an NQR (nuclear quadrupole resonance) signal of 14 atoms of nitrogen, which is an explosive substance contained in the mine. is there.
- NQR nuclear quadrupole resonance
- Methods classified as the former include the electromagnetic induction method (metal detection), the radio wave method (electrical conductivity), the electric detection method (resistivity), the thermal detection method (heat capacity), and the ultrasonic method (material density).
- electromagnetic induction method metal detection
- radio wave method electric conductivity
- electric detection method resistivity
- thermal detection method heat capacity
- ultrasonic method material density
- nuclear magnetic resonance nuclear magnetic resonance
- Neutron method activation properties
- chemical method atomic bonding state
- biological method antibody biological membrane
- NMR Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectrometer
- the method of detecting landmines using nuclear magnetic resonance is based on the electromagnetic induction method (metal detector) and the radio method (underground radar), as well as the land around which the landmine is buried.
- This method does not detect relative physical properties such as electrical conductivity and dielectric constant, but directly detects the unique nuclear magnetism of the atoms that make up land mines (explosive substances). It is considered to be an excellent means of detecting land mines because it can directly detect explosive substances in the target.
- this NMR method requires a large magnet to generate a strong magnetic field, and the NMR method using nuclear magnetic resonance has a fatal defect in terms of miniaturization of the apparatus. Therefore, as a chemical substance detection device by the NMR method, it was only practically used as an MRI (Magnetic esonanne Imaging) as a medical diagnostic device and was not adapted to a portable land mine detection device.
- MRI Magnetic esonanne Imaging
- the invention of this application is to solve such a conventional problem, and an object of the invention is to provide a mine detection device that is portable and can be easily used outdoors. Disclosure of the invention
- a radio transmitter that receives NQR signals of 14 atoms of nitrogen contained in explosive substances. It provides a mine detection device that is characterized by having an S QU ID. Third, it is characterized in that the cooling medium of the high-temperature superconducting S QU ID and / or the S QU ID for environmental magnetic reception is liquid nitrogen. Fourthly, the present invention provides a mine detection device characterized in that a high-temperature superconducting S QU ID and a S QU ID for environmental magnetic reception are connected to a differential circuit.
- the mine detection device is characterized by using a receiving coil connected to an input coil that induces a magnetic field to the ID.Sixth, a radio wave transmitting antenna and a high-temperature superconducting S QU ID are provided so that they can be gripped.
- a portable mine detection device characterized in that a radio transmitter, a high-temperature superconducting S QU ID controller and a data processor can be driven by a battery; and, seventh, the frequency of the transmitted radio wave is 0.1 to 1 Eighth, the mine detection device is characterized by sweeping the transmitted radio wave at 0.1 to 10 MHz and using the resonance signal of the obtained NQR signal.
- Figure 9 shows a mine detection device characterized in that the radio wave transmitting antenna is directional.Furthermore, No. 10 transmits a rectangular wave from the radio wave transmitting antenna and obtains the resulting high-temperature superconducting S QU ID.
- a mine detection device that compares a frequency spectrum obtained by fast Fourier analysis of a detection signal with a spectrum distribution of a chemical substance in a database.
- Figure 1 is an overall view of a mine detection device.
- Figure 2 is an overall view of a mine detection device using a magnetic shield.
- Figure 3 is a schematic diagram showing the concept of a mine detection device.
- FIG. 4 shows the principle of landmine detection using NQR.
- Fig. 5 is a drawing showing the relationship between frequency and sensitivity. The symbols in the figure indicate the following.
- NQR nuclear quadrupole resonance
- SQU ID superconducting quantum interference device
- a radio wave is transmitted from a radio wave transmitter via a radio wave transmission antenna.
- NQR which resonates when radio waves radiate to landmines buried underground, is received by the SQUID for signal reception and is included in landmines in comparison with the known resonance frequency in a data processing device using a personal computer etc. Identify explosive materials that will be exposed.
- the NQR used for the mine detection device of the invention of this application is a method of detecting substances based on the same principle as NMR (Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectrometer), but the essential difference between NQR and NMR is that NMR uses magnetism.
- NQR uses the electric field gradient around the nucleus, and has the advantageous feature that it is possible to specify a substance even with a zero magnetic field.
- Figure 4 shows the principle of NQR.
- atoms with a nuclear spin of 1 or more have a resonance frequency specific to a substance due to the interaction between the electric field gradient around the nucleus and the nuclear quadrupole.
- a substance is identified by detecting its number.
- explosive substances can capture the NQR No. signal from the nitrogen 14 (14 N) is the spin 1 Because of the material containing nitrogen, such as TNT is etc. photons.
- the radio wave used for detecting the NQR signal usually uses a radio wave in a band called a radio wave of 10 MHz or less. Normally, an object that radiates radio waves in this band is detected while the antenna is close to the object, but by using a directional antenna as the radio wave transmission antenna, remote explosive substances can be detected. It becomes.
- the resonance frequency of the NQR signal is generally lower than several MHz (megahertz), which is lower than that of ordinary NMR.
- Figure 5 shows the relationship between this frequency (f) and sensitivity. As is evident from Fig. 5, the reception sensitivity of the electromagnetic wave detection coil for the NQR signal in the low-frequency band is significantly reduced, but the SQUID is constant regardless of the change in frequency (f).
- the invention of this application overcomes the drawbacks of the land mine detection device using the NQR signal by using the SQU ID as a detector in such a band where the resonance frequency is low and the NQR signal cannot be sufficiently detected. It is something to try.
- This S QUID is an ultra-sensitive magnetic sensor that applies the superconducting quantization phenomenon and has a sensitivity 100 times higher than that of a conventional magnetic sensor. It is possible to detect a weak electric field of 1 / 10,000 or less.
- the high-temperature superconducting S QU ID is easy to handle and can use low-cost liquid nitrogen (77.3 K: -196 t). It is possible to reduce the size and weight.
- the use of high-temperature superconducting S QU ID as a mine detection device will enable the mine detection device to be portable. Therefore, in the invention of this application, S QU ID means high temperature superconducting S QU ID.
- the ultra-sensitive magnetic sensor using S QU ID has exceptional sensitivity, so the actual land mine detection device also captures noise. There is a problem to say. For this reason, in order to eliminate noise and accurately detect the presence of explosive substances, it is necessary to connect an environmental noise measurement SQUID to eliminate noise, as shown in Fig. 3. Have been.
- a magnetic noise receiving SQUID is provided together with a signal receiving SQUID to remove noise, and only the NQR signal from explosive substances is measured.
- the SQUID for signal reception and the SQUID for magnetic noise reception only need to be immersed in a liquid nitrogen container containing liquid nitrogen.
- the land mine detection device of the invention of this application has a feature that the identification of a plurality of substances can be detected simultaneously by changing the frequency.
- the frequency band at this time is not particularly limited, but is preferably in the range of 0.1 to 10 MHz.
- the mine detection device of the invention of this application has many features as compared with other mine detection devices. .
- the device can be made compact and portable.
- FIG. 1 is an overall view of a mine detection device as an embodiment.
- a radio wave for detection (0.1 to 10 MHz) is transmitted by a radio wave transmitter (2), amplified by an amplification amplifier (1 2), introduced into a radio wave transmission antenna (1), and transmitted to the radio. Waves are emitted towards the ground.
- the NQR signal that resonates from the mine (13) receiving this radio wave is transmitted, and the SQUID1 (8) for signal reception receives it.
- S QU ID 2 (7) is provided for environmental magnetic noise magnetism measurement, and passes through the respective electronic circuits (10) (9) of S QU ID 1 (8) and S QU ID 2 (7).
- the differential amplifier (11) only the NQR signal from which environmental noise has been removed is output and guided to the lock-in amplifier (3).
- the lock-in amplifier (3) takes in the signal from the radio wave transmitter (2) as a reference signal, and extracts only the radio wave frequency signal from the signals introduced into the differential amplifier (11). Noise can be reduced.
- This signal is AZD-converted and input to a processing device (PC) using a personal computer or the like. This signal is integrated and averaged 100 to 1000 times to further reduce environmental noise, and the final data is processed. This operation is repeated at a pitch of 10 Hz from 0.1 to 10 MHz, so that the spectrum of 0.1 to: L 0 MHz can be collected.
- Fig. 2 is an overall view of a mine detection device that can measure the effects of environmental noise while minimizing its effects.
- This mine detector is a secondary differential coil At (15), the NQR signal is captured, and its magnetic field is output as a S QU ID magnetic field by the magnetic field induction coil (17) and detected by the S QU ID.
- the second derivative coil (15) has upper 100 turns, middle 200 turns, lower 100 turns, and a diameter of 5 cm.
- the upper and lower coils are wound in the same direction, and the middle coil is wound in the opposite direction.
- the magnetic field induction coil (17) has 200 turns and a diameter of 5 cm.
- the SQUID (8) immersed in liquid nitrogen (5) was attached directly below the magnetic field induction coil (17) to monitor the magnetic field.
- the magnetic field induction coil (17) and SQUID (8) are housed inside a magnetic shield (16).
- This magnetic shield (16) has a double structure as shown in Fig. 2 and is made of high permeability Permalloy.
- This magnetic shield (16) which is a double cylinder (with bottom and top lid), confirmed that the S QU ID (8) operates stably because no environmental magnetic field is applied to the S QU ID.
- An explosive detection experiment was performed using the same method as in the example.
- the N QR signal is about 1 pT (picotesla), while the S QU ID noise is 0. OlpT (picotesla), confirming that it has sufficient intensity for measurement.
- the land mine detector of the invention of this application can be applied to such a plastic mine, and is portable, so that the future potential of the land mine detector can be expected to greatly increase.
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