Classification of materials for explosives from prompt gamma spectra by using principal component analysis

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 67, Issue 7-8, 2009, Pages 1458-1462

  Im, Hee Jung ^a   Song, Byoung Chul ^a   Park, Yong Joon ^a   Song, Kyuseok ^a  

^a Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Explosives; Gamma spectra; Pattern recognition; Principal component analysis (PCA); Prompt gamma ray neutron activation analysis (PGNAA)

Indexed keywords

ELEMENTAL COMPOSITIONS; EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS; GAMMA SPECTRA; GAMMA SPECTRUM; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS (PCA); PROMPT GAMMA-RAY NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS (PGNAA);

EXPLOSIVES; GAMMA RAYS; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; NITRATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION;

PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

EXPLOSIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EXPLOSIVE AGENTS; MATERIALS TESTING; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SPECTROMETRY, GAMMA;

EID: 67349133205     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2009.02.041     Document Type: Article

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