Detection of special nuclear material by means of promptly emitted radiation following photonuclear stimulation

Brandon Blackburn; James Jones; Scott Watson; James Johnson; David Gerts; Cal Moss; Laurie Waters; Kiril Ianakiev; John Mihalczo; Paul Hausladen; Sara Pozzi; Marek Fiaska; Shaun Clarke; Alan Hunt; Scott Thompson; Matt Kinlaw

doi:10.1109/NSSMIC.2007.4436314

Detection of special nuclear material by means of promptly emitted radiation following photonuclear stimulation

Brandon Blackburn, James Jones, Scott Watson, James Johnson, David Gerts, Cal Moss, Laurie Waters, Kiril Ianakiev, John Mihalczo, Paul Hausladen, Sara Pozzi, Marek Fiaska, Shaun Clarke, Alan Hunt, Scott Thompson, Matt Kinlaw

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Abstract

Techniques have been developed to exploit abundant prompt emissions from photonuclear reactions for the identification of special nuclear material (SNM). These enhancements are designed to reduce inspections times and delivered dose in systems which have, historically, relied solely on delayed emissions. Experimental evidence is presented for prompt neutron time-of-flight measurements, neutron/photon correlations in multiple detectors, and novel detector development, specifically LaBr₃ scintillators with new gating and buffering circuits to identify prompt gamma signatures. Significant and specific signatures indicative of the presence of SNM can be distinguished for the prompt neutron time-of-flight experiment and the neutron/photon correlations in multiple detectors.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2007 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, NSS-MIC
Pages	192-198
Number of pages	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/NSSMIC.2007.4436314
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	1
ISSN (Print)	1095-7863

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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

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Blackburn, B., Jones, J., Watson, S., Johnson, J., Gerts, D., Moss, C., Waters, L., Ianakiev, K., Mihalczo, J., Hausladen, P., Pozzi, S., Fiaska, M., Clarke, S., Hunt, A., Thompson, S., & Kinlaw, M. (2007). Detection of special nuclear material by means of promptly emitted radiation following photonuclear stimulation. In 2007 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, NSS-MIC (pp. 192-198). Article 4436314 (IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record; Vol. 1). https://doi.org/10.1109/NSSMIC.2007.4436314

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