Using a fast-neutron spectrometer system to candle luggage for hidden explosives

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 2867, Issue , 1996, Pages 206-210

  Lefevre, H W ^a   Rasmussen, R J ^a   Chmelik, M S ^a   Schofield, R M S ^a   Sieger, G E ^a   Overley, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Explosives detection; Fast neutron spectrometry; Hcno analysis; Imaging luggage

Indexed keywords

ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERSION; DEUTERIUM; EXPLOSIVES; EXPLOSIVES DETECTION; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; IONIZATION; NEUTRON SOURCES; NEUTRON SPECTROMETERS; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; PIXELS; POLARIMETERS; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS;

ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERTERS; CONSTANT FRACTION DISCRIMINATORS; FAST NEUTRONS; HCNO ANALYSIS; NEUTRON SOURCE SPECTRA; RECOGNITION ALGORITHM; TIME TO AMPLITUDE CONVERTERS; TRANSMISSION SPECTRUMS;

NEUTRONS;

EID: 85033117636     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: 1996756X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.267901     Document Type: Conference Paper

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