Detecting special nuclear materials in suspect containers using high-energy gamma rays emitted by fission products
Abstract
A method and a system for detecting the presence of special nuclear materials in a suspect container. The system and its method include irradiating the suspect container with a beam of neutrons, so as to induce a thermal fission in a portion of the special nuclear materials, detecting the gamma rays that are emitted from the fission products formed by the thermal fission, to produce a detector signal, comparing the detector signal with a threshold value to form a comparison, and detecting the presence of the special nuclear materials using the comparison.
- Inventors:
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- Oakland, CA
- Kensington, CA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Yucca Mountain Project, Las Vegas, NV (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 988155
- Patent Number(s):
- 7529332
- Application Number:
- 11/852,237
- Assignee:
- The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, CA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01V - GEOPHYSICS
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC03-76SF00098
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Citation Formats
Norman, Eric B, and Prussin, Stanley G. Detecting special nuclear materials in suspect containers using high-energy gamma rays emitted by fission products. United States: N. p., 2009.
Web.
Norman, Eric B, & Prussin, Stanley G. Detecting special nuclear materials in suspect containers using high-energy gamma rays emitted by fission products. United States.
Norman, Eric B, and Prussin, Stanley G. Tue .
"Detecting special nuclear materials in suspect containers using high-energy gamma rays emitted by fission products". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/988155.
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author = {Norman, Eric B and Prussin, Stanley G},
abstractNote = {A method and a system for detecting the presence of special nuclear materials in a suspect container. The system and its method include irradiating the suspect container with a beam of neutrons, so as to induce a thermal fission in a portion of the special nuclear materials, detecting the gamma rays that are emitted from the fission products formed by the thermal fission, to produce a detector signal, comparing the detector signal with a threshold value to form a comparison, and detecting the presence of the special nuclear materials using the comparison.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue May 05 00:00:00 EDT 2009},
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