Nuclear-Reaction-Based Radiation Source For Explosives-And SNM-Detection In Massive Cargo

An automatic, nuclear-reaction-based, few-view transmission radiography method and system concept is presented, that will simultaneously detect small, operationally-relevant quantities of chemical explosives and special nuclear materials (SNM) in objects up to the size of LD-3 aviation containers. D...

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Published in:AIP conference proceedings 2011-01, Vol.1336 (1)
Main Authors: Brandis, Michal, Racah Institute of Physics, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91904, Dangendorf, Volker, Bromberger, Benjamin, Tittelmeier, Kai, Piel, Christian, Vartsky, David, Bar, Doron, Mardor, Israel, Mor, Ilan, Friedman, Eliahu, Goldberg, Mark B., Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
BARYONS
BEAMS
BORON 11 TARGET
CARGO
CHARGED-PARTICLE REACTIONS
CHEMICAL EXPLOSIVES
CONTAINERS
DECAY
DETECTION
DEUTERON BEAMS
DEUTERON REACTIONS
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
ENERGY RANGE
EXPLOSIVES
FAST NEUTRONS
FERMIONS
GAMMA DECAY
GAMMA RADIATION
HADRONS
ION BEAMS
IONIZING RADIATIONS
MATERIALS
MEV RANGE
MEV RANGE 01-10
NEUTRON SPECTRA
NEUTRONS
NUCLEAR DECAY
NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS
NUCLEAR REACTIONS
NUCLEONS
OPTIMIZATION
RADIATION SOURCES
RADIATIONS
RESONANCE
SENSITIVITY
SPECTRA
TARGETS
TRANSMISSION
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Summary:An automatic, nuclear-reaction-based, few-view transmission radiography method and system concept is presented, that will simultaneously detect small, operationally-relevant quantities of chemical explosives and special nuclear materials (SNM) in objects up to the size of LD-3 aviation containers. Detection of all threat materials is performed via the {sup 11}B(d,n+{gamma}) reaction on thick, isotopically-enriched targets; SNM are primarily detected via Dual Discrete-Energy Radiography (DDER), using 15.11 MeV and 4.43 MeV {sup 12}C{gamma}-rays, whereas explosives are primarily detected via Fast Neutron Resonance Radiography (FNRR), employing the broad-energy neutron spectra produced in a thick {sup 11}B-target. To achieve a reasonable throughput of {approx}20 containers per hour, ns-pulsed deuteron beam of the order of 0.5 mA intensity at energies of 5-7 MeV is required. As a first step towards optimizing parameters and sensitivities of an operational system, the 0 deg. spectra and yields of both {gamma}-rays and neutrons in this reaction have been measured up to E{sub d} = 6.65 MeV.
ISSN:0094-243X
1551-7616
DOI:10.1063/1.3586195