Published May 1995
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Journal article
Evaluation of neutron techniques for illicit substance detection
- 1. Argonne National Lab., Idaho Falls, ID (United States). Technology Development Div.
Description
We are studying inspection systems based on the use of fast neutrons for detecting illicit substances such as explosives and drugs in luggage and cargo containers. Fast-neutron techniques can determine the quantities of light elements such as carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen in a volume element. Illicit substances containing these elements are characterized by distinctive elemental densities or density ratios. We discuss modeling and tomographic reconstruction studies for fast-neutron transmission spectroscopy. (orig.)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section B, Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms
- Journal Volume
- 99
- Journal Issue
- 1-4
- Journal Page Range
- p. 748-752.
- ISSN
- 0168-583X
- CODEN
- NIMBEU
Conference
- Title
- 13. international conference on the application of accelerators in research and industry - topical conference of the Division of Nuclear Physics (DNP) of the American Physical Society (APS).
- Dates
- 7-10 Nov 1994.
- Place
- Denton, TX (United States).
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- Netherlands
- INIS RN
- 27014372
- Subject category
- S07: ISOTOPES AND RADIATION SOURCES;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- CARBON; DETECTION; DRUGS; EXPLOSIVES; FAST NEUTRONS; IMAGE PROCESSING; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; NEUTRON DETECTION; NEUTRON REACTIONS; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; TOMOGRAPHY
- Descriptors DEC
- ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; BARYON REACTIONS; BARYONS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ELEMENTS; FERMIONS; HADRON REACTIONS; HADRONS; NEUTRONS; NONDESTRUCTIVE ANALYSIS; NONMETALS; NUCLEAR REACTIONS; NUCLEON REACTIONS; NUCLEONS; RADIATION DETECTION