Physics-based detection of radioactive contraband: A sequential bayesian approach

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 3694-3711

  Candy, J V ^a   Breitfeller, E ^a   Guidry, B L ^a   Manatt, D ^b   Sale, K ^a,c   Chambers, D H ^a   Axelrod, M A ^a   Meyer, A M ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

^c IAP World Services Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Kalman filter; Particle filter; Physics based approach; Sequential bayesian processor; Sequential monte carlo; Sequential radionuclide detection

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN APPROACHES; BAYESIAN PROCESSOR; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; INTER-ARRIVAL TIME; NATIONAL SECURITY; PARTICLE FILTER; PHOTON ENERGY; PHYSICS-BASED; SEQUENTIAL BAYESIAN PROCESSOR; SEQUENTIAL MONTE CARLO; THREAT DETECTION; UNCERTAIN MEASUREMENTS;

AIR FILTERS; CONTROL THEORY; DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMS; KALMAN FILTERS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NONLINEAR FILTERING; PHOTONS; RADIOISOTOPES; TARGET TRACKING;

BAYESIAN NETWORKS;

EID: 72349098227     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2009.2034374     Document Type: Conference Paper

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