Signatures of fissile materials: High-energy γ rays following fission

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 521, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 608-610

  Norman, Eric B ^a   Prussin, Stanley G ^b   Larimer, Ruth Mary ^a   Shugart, Howard ^c   Browne, Edgardo ^a   Smith, Alan R ^a   McDonald, Richard J ^a   Nitsche, Heino ^a,c   Gupta, Puja ^b   Frank, Michael I ^d   Gosnell, Thomas B ^d  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Etcheverry Hall MCI 730   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

235U; 239Pu; Fissile material detection; Ge; Plastic scintillator detectors

Indexed keywords

FISSION REACTIONS; IMAGING SYSTEMS; IRRADIATION; NEUTRONS; PHOSPHORS; PHOTONS; PLUTONIUM; RADIATION DETECTORS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; URANIUM;

FISSILE MATERIAL DETECTION; PLASTIC SCINTILLATOR DETECTORS;

GAMMA RAYS;

EID: 12144285704     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2003.10.097     Document Type: Article

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