Patent ID: 8076924

Claim:
An ion acoustic remote substance identification and location system, comprising: a. an ion acoustic voltage radiation source; b. means for ionizing an intermediate chemical to produce a probing signal of a desired frequency and amplitude capable of propagating a voltage from said ion acoustic voltage radiation source to a desired target substance to produce non-destructive molecular resonance therein; c. means to transmit said voltage and said probing signal to a target substance to cause said target substance to undergo molecular resonance and produce a characteristic electrical response signal; d. an IR detector for detecting said electrical response signal from said target substance, said IR detector includes one or more infrared emitters that produce a beam of IR radiation that is transmitted to a target substance, said outer housing also including an electrode used to detect a response signal from said target substance; e. a transformer assembly attached to said electrode, said transform assembly includes a metallic outer housing; f. an artificial grounding device connected to said IR detector and said transformer assembly, said artificial grounding device includes an IR emitter diode that produces a IR signal when a current is applied thereto, said artificial grounding device also including an opaque, insulative shield that is slightly smaller than said outer housing thereby creating a gap through which said IR signal from said IR emitter diode may be transmit to ionize the air; and, g. means to identify said target substance based on said electrical response signal detected by said IR detector.