Detection of anti-personnel landmines using neutrons and gamma-rays

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 71, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 749-757

  Brooks, F D ^a   Buffler, A ^a   Allie, M S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Antipersonnel landmines; Humanitarian demining

Indexed keywords

GAMMA RAYS;

LANDMINES; NEUTRALIZATION;

NEUTRONS;

ANALYTIC METHOD; CONFERENCE PAPER; GAMMA RADIATION; NEUTRON; NEUTRON RADIATION; NEUTRON SCATTERING; TECHNIQUE; TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 4344618002     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2004.04.087     Document Type: Conference Paper

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