A Review of Global Radioxenon Background Research and Issues
Abstract
Among the most important problems for the world-wide nuclear explosion monitoring is the interference of naturally occurring and man-made radionuclides. The International Monitoring System (IMS) of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) frequently detects these interferences using sensitive radionuclide measurement equipment. We commonly refer to the presence of radionuclides that are relevant to the CTBT but do not originate from a nuclear explosion as “background”. Backgrounds are highest near the sources but are known to have regional and global effects on the IMS. This review paper summarizes much of the relevant work in the area of background and discusses issues of interest for nuclear explosion detection.
- Authors:
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- Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1605712
- Report Number(s):
- PNNL-SA-149506
Journal ID: ISSN 0033-4553
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC05-76RL01830
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Pure and Applied Geophysics
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 178; Journal Issue: 7; Journal ID: ISSN 0033-4553
- Publisher:
- Springer
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 98 NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT, SAFEGUARDS, AND PHYSICAL PROTECTION; CTBT; radioxenon; nuclear explosion.
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Bowyer, T. W. A Review of Global Radioxenon Background Research and Issues. United States: N. p., 2020.
Web. doi:10.1007/s00024-020-02440-0.
Bowyer, T. W. A Review of Global Radioxenon Background Research and Issues. United States. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00024-020-02440-0
Bowyer, T. W. Mon .
"A Review of Global Radioxenon Background Research and Issues". United States. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00024-020-02440-0. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1605712.
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abstractNote = {Among the most important problems for the world-wide nuclear explosion monitoring is the interference of naturally occurring and man-made radionuclides. The International Monitoring System (IMS) of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) frequently detects these interferences using sensitive radionuclide measurement equipment. We commonly refer to the presence of radionuclides that are relevant to the CTBT but do not originate from a nuclear explosion as “background”. Backgrounds are highest near the sources but are known to have regional and global effects on the IMS. This review paper summarizes much of the relevant work in the area of background and discusses issues of interest for nuclear explosion detection.},
doi = {10.1007/s00024-020-02440-0},
journal = {Pure and Applied Geophysics},
number = 7,
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place = {United States},
year = {Mon Feb 24 00:00:00 EST 2020},
month = {Mon Feb 24 00:00:00 EST 2020}
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