Passive neutron detection at borders

IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record

Volumn 2, Issue , 2007, Pages 1115-1119

  Kouzes, Richard T ^a   Siciliano, Edward R ^a   Ely, James H ^a   Keller, Paul E ^a   McConn, Ronald J ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEUTRON DETECTORS; NEUTRONS; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS;

APPLICATIONS.; DETECTOR GEOMETRIES; ILLICIT TRAFFICKING; INTERNATIONAL BORDERS; NEUTRON DETECTIONS; PASSIVE DETECTION SYSTEMS; RADIATION PORTAL MONITORS;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

EID: 48349129149     PISSN: 10957863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/NSSMIC.2007.4437203     Document Type: Conference Paper

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