A fieldable-prototype, large-area, gamma-ray imager for orphan source search

K. P. Ziock; L. Fabris; D. Carr; J. Collins; M. Cunningham; F. Habte; T. Karnowski; W. Marchant; D. Nelson

doi:10.1109/NSSMIC.2007.4437175

A fieldable-prototype, large-area, gamma-ray imager for orphan source search

K. P. Ziock, L. Fabris, D. Carr, J. Collins, M. Cunningham, F. Habte, T. Karnowski, W. Marchant, D. Nelson

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Abstract

We have constructed a unique instrument for use in the search for orphan sources. The system uses gamma-ray imaging to "see through" the natural background variations that effectively limit the search range of current devices to ∼10 m. The imager is mounted in a 4.9-m-long trailer and can be towed by a large personal vehicle. Source locations are determined both in range and along the direction of travel as the vehicle moves. A fully inertial platform coupled to a global positioning system receiver is used to map the gamma-ray images onto overhead geospatial imagery. The resulting images provide precise source locations, allowing rapid follow-up work. The instrument simultaneously searches both sides of the street to a distance of 50 m (100-m swath) for milliCurieclass sources with near-perfect performance.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2007 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, NSS-MIC
Pages	949-958
Number of pages	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/NSSMIC.2007.4437175
State	Published - 2007
Event	2007 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, NSS-MIC - Honolulu, HI, United States Duration: Oct 27 2007 → Nov 3 2007

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Name	IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record
Volume	2
ISSN (Print)	1095-7863

Conference

Conference	2007 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, NSS-MIC
Country/Territory	United States
City	Honolulu, HI
Period	10/27/07 → 11/3/07

Keywords

Coded aperture imager
Gamma-ray detectors
Gamma-ray imagers
Nuclear imaging
Orphan source search

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Ziock, K. P., Fabris, L., Carr, D., Collins, J., Cunningham, M., Habte, F., Karnowski, T., Marchant, W., & Nelson, D. (2007). A fieldable-prototype, large-area, gamma-ray imager for orphan source search. In 2007 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, NSS-MIC (pp. 949-958). Article 4437175 (IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record; Vol. 2). https://doi.org/10.1109/NSSMIC.2007.4437175

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Ziock, KP, Fabris, L, Carr, D, Collins, J, Cunningham, M, Habte, F, Karnowski, T, Marchant, W & Nelson, D 2007, A fieldable-prototype, large-area, gamma-ray imager for orphan source search. in 2007 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, NSS-MIC., 4437175, IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, vol. 2, pp. 949-958, 2007 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, NSS-MIC, Honolulu, HI, United States, 10/27/07. https://doi.org/10.1109/NSSMIC.2007.4437175

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