Passive background correction method for spatially resolved detection

Patent Number: 7,940,377
Issued: 5/10/2011
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Abstract: A method for passive background correction during spatially or angularly resolved detection of emission that is based on the simultaneous acquisition of both the passive background spectrum and the spectrum of the target of interest.
Filed: 12/5/2008
Application Number: 12/329,031
Government Interests: STATEMENT OF GOVERNMENT INTEREST This invention was made with Government support under Contract No. DE-NA0003525 awarded by the United States Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration. The Government has certain rights in the invention.