Abstract
We have recently completed a large-area, coded-aperture, gamma-ray imager for use in searching for radiation sources. The instrument was constructed to verify that weak point sources can be detected at considerable distances if one uses imaging to overcome fluctuations in the natural background. The instrument uses a rank-19, one-dimensional coded aperture to cast shadow patterns onto a 0.57 m 2 NaI(Tl) detector composed of 57 individual cubes each 10 cm on a side. These are arranged in a 19 × 3 array. The mask is composed of four-centimeter thick, one-meter high, 10-cm wide lead blocks. The instrument is mounted in the back of a small truck from which images are obtained as one drives through a region. Results of first measurements obtained with the system are presented.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | N15-2 |
| Pages (from-to) | 322-326 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record |
| Volume | 1 |
| State | Published - 2004 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | 2004 Nuclear Science Symposium, Medical Imaging Conference, Symposium on Nuclear Power Systems and the 14th International Workshop on Room Temperature Semiconductor X- and Gamma- Ray Detectors - Rome, Italy Duration: Oct 16 2004 → Oct 22 2004 |