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Title: Spectra Observed Following Cargo Interrogation

Conference ·
OSTI ID:883539

The authors present calculations of photon spectra observed following irradiation of bare HEU, HEU embedded in steel and wood cargos, and steel and wood alone. These spectra might be useful starting points for statistical detection efforts aimed at determining whether fissile material is present in a cargo. Detailed comparisons between calculations and experiments are presented and overall quite good (small {chi}{sup 2}) agreement is found. they do not present a complete solution to the problem of determining whether a given spectrum contains contributions from post-fission photons. However, it is shown that a brute-force fitting of observed spectra in terms of a few calculated ''basis'' spectra gives meaningful predictions about the presence of {sup 235}U in cargo. Though this may not be the most powerful method, it does give well defined confidence limits and seems to have strong predictive power.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-48
OSTI ID:
883539
Report Number(s):
UCRL-PROC-217175; TRN: US200615%%109
Resource Relation:
Conference: Presented at: IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, PR, United States, Oct 10 - Oct 15, 2005
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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