Detection of hidden explosives by using tagged neutron beams with sub-nanosecond time resolution

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

Volumn 531, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 657-667

  Pesente, Silvia ^a   Nebbia, Giancarlo ^a   Lunardon, Marcello ^a   Viesti, Giuseppe ^a   Sudac, Davorin ^b   Nad, Karlo ^b   Blagus, Sasha ^b   Valković, Vladivoj ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b RUDER BO KOVI INSTITUTE   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Explosive detection; Tagged neutrons

Indexed keywords

DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); DETECTORS; EXPLOSIVES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NUCLEAR PHYSICS; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; SCINTILLATION;

EXPLOSIVE DETECTION; LANDMINES; TAGGED NEUTRON INSPECTION SYSTEMS (TNIS); TAGGED NEUTRONS;

NEUTRON BEAMS;

EID: 4544343852     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2004.05.114     Document Type: Article

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