Nuclear detection to prevent or defeat clandestine nuclear attack

IEEE Sensors Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 593-608

  Byrd, Roger C ^a   Moss, Joel M ^a   Priedhorsky, William C ^a   Pura, Carolyn A ^b   Richter, Gary W ^b   Saeger, Kevin J ^a   Scarlett, W Robert ^a   Scott, Sara C ^a   Wagner Jr , Richard L ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Gamma ray detectors; Neutron detectors; Nuclear imaging; Security

Indexed keywords

GAMMA-RAY DETECTORS; NUCLEAR IMAGING; RADIATION DETECTION; SECURITY;

GAMMA RAYS; NEUTRON DETECTORS; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOLOGY; SECURITY SYSTEMS;

RADIATION DETECTORS;

EID: 23844537171     PISSN: 1530437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2005.846376     Document Type: Review

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