Published March 10, 2009 | Version v1
Journal article

Results of the Development of Humanitarian Landmine Detection System by a Compact Fusion Neutron Source and Dual Sensors

  • 1. Institute of Advanced Energy, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011 (Japan)
  • 2. Department of Energy Sciences, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259-G3-36 Nagatsuda-cho, Midori-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 226-8502 (Japan)
  • 3. Department of Electrical Engineering, Kansai University, 3-3-35 Yamate-cho, Suita, Osaka 564-8680 (Japan)
  • 4. Research Reactor Institute, Kyoto University, Kumatori-cho, Sennan-gun, Osaka 590-0494 (Japan)
  • 5. JGC Corporation, Minato-Mirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa (Japan)

Description

A 5-year task is described on the research and development of the advanced humanitarian landmine detection system by using a compact discharge-type fusion neutron source called IECF (Inertial-Electrostatic Confinement Fusion) device and 3 dual sensors made of BGO and NaI(Tl). With 107 D-D neutrons/s stably produced in steady-state mode, H-2.2 MeV, N-5.3, 10.8 MeV γ rays from (n,γ) reaction with hydrogen and nitrogen atoms in the explosives are measured for two kinds of explosives (TNT, RDX), under the conditions of three different buried depths, and soil moistures each. Final probabilities of detection for arid soil are found to be 100% in the present tests. The neutron backscattering method is also found to be efficient.

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
AIP Conference Proceedings
Journal Volume
1099
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 652-655
ISSN
0094-243X
CODEN
APCPCS

Conference

Title
12. international conference on application of accelerators in research and industry
Acronym
CAARI 2008
Dates
10-15 Aug 2008
Place
Fort Worth, TX (United States)

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(c) 2009 American Institute of Physics