Analysis of spectroscopic radiation portal monitor data using principal components analysis

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 1418-1423

  Runkle, Robert C ^a,b   Tardiff, Mark F ^b   Anderson, Kevin K ^b   Carlson, Deborah K ^b   Smith, L Eric ^a,b  

^a IEEE   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anomaly detection; Gamma ray spectral analysis; Multivariate statistics; Principal components analysis; Radiation portal monitoring

Indexed keywords

ANOMALY DETECTION; GAMMA-RAY SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; MULTIVARIATE STATISTICS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS ANALYSIS; RADIATION PORTAL MONITORING;

CARGO HANDLING; DATA ACQUISITION; GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETERS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; NUCLEAR MATERIALS SAFEGUARDS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SCINTILLATION;

RADIATION DETECTORS;

EID: 33746374314     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2006.874883     Document Type: Article

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