The use of energy windowing to discriminate SNM from NORM in radiation portal monitors

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

Volumn 560, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 373-387

  Ely, James ^a   Kouzes, Richard ^a   Schweppe, John ^a   Siciliano, Edward ^a   Strachan, Denis ^a   Weier, Dennis ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Background rejection; Baseline depression; Border security; Energy windowing; Naturally occurring radioactive material; NORM; Plastic scintillator; Portal monitors; Radiation detection; Shadow shielding; SNM; Special nuclear material

Indexed keywords

ALARM SYSTEMS; ALGORITHMS; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; SCINTILLATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

BACKGROUND REJECTION; BORDER SECURITY; ENERGY WINDOWING; NATURALLY OCCURRING RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL; NORM; PLASTIC SCINTILLATOR; PORTAL MONITORS; SHADOW SHIELDING; SNM; SPECIAL NUCLEAR MATERIAL;

RADIATION;

EID: 33646106094     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2006.01.053     Document Type: Article

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