Explosives detection via fast neutron transmission spectroscopy

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms

Volumn 251, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 470-478

  Overley, J C ^a   Chmelik, M S ^a   Rasmussen, R J ^a   Schofield, R M S ^a   Sieger, G E ^a   Lefevre, H W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross sections; Explosive detection; Neutrons; Time of flight

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CHLORINE; NEUTRON EMISSION; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

CROSS SECTIONS; EXPLOSIVE DETECTION; SINGLE-BLIND TESTS; TIME-OF-FLIGHT;

EXPLOSIVES;

EID: 33749368546     PISSN: 0168583X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nimb.2006.04.173     Document Type: Article

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