Source-Search Sensitivity of a Large-Area, Coded-Aperture, Gamma-Ray Imager
We have recently completed a large-area, coded-aperture, gamma-ray imager for use in searching for radiation sources. The instrument was constructed to verify that weak point sources can be detected at considerable distances if one uses imaging to overcome fluctuations in the natural background. The instrument uses a rank-19, one-dimensional coded aperture to cast shadow patterns onto a 0.57 m{sup 2} NaI(Tl) detector composed of 57 individual cubes each 10 cm on a side. These are arranged in a 19 x 3 array. The mask is composed of four-centimeter thick, one-meter high, 10-cm wide lead blocks. The instrument is mounted in the back of a small truck from which images are obtained as one drives through a region. Results of first measurements obtained with the system are presented.
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- OSTI ID:
- 15014586
- Report Number(s):
- UCRL-PROC-207877; TRN: US0800906
- Resource Relation:
- Journal Volume: 1; Conference: Presented at: IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, Rome, Italy, Oct 17 - Oct 23, 2004
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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