Directional stand-off detection of fast neutrons and gammas using angular scattering distributions

IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 931-935

  Vanier, Peter E ^a   Dioszegi, Istvan ^a   Salwen, Cynthia ^a   Forman, Leon ^b  

^a BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Ion Focus Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE METHODS; AMPLITUDE MEASUREMENTS; ANGULAR SCATTERING; COMPTON; COSMIC RAY BACKGROUND; FAST NEUTRONS; FISSION NEUTRONS; LONG DISTANCES; MINIMAL ENERGY; PLASTIC SCINTILLATOR; POINT SOURCES; SCATTER DATA; SCATTERING ANGLES; SCATTERING EVENTS; SPONTANEOUS FISSION NEUTRON; STANDOFF DETECTION; TIME OF FLIGHT;

COSMOLOGY; IONIZING RADIATION; NEUTRONS; NUCLEAR PHYSICS; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS; SPECTROMETERS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

FORWARD SCATTERING;

EID: 77951217476     PISSN: 10957863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/NSSMIC.2009.5401566     Document Type: Conference Paper

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