Field Response Prediction: Framing the problem.
- Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Predicting the performance of radiation detection systems at field sites based on measured performance acquired under controlled conditions at test locations, e.g., the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS), remains an unsolved and standing issue within DNDO’s testing methodology. Detector performance can be defined in terms of the system’s ability to detect and/or identify a given source or set of sources, and depends on the signal generated by the detector for the given measurement configuration (i.e., source strength, distance, time, surrounding materials, etc.) and on the quality of the detection algorithm. Detector performance is usually evaluated in the performance and operational testing phases, where the measurement configurations are selected to represent radiation source and background configurations of interest to security applications.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- DNDO; USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-94AL85000
- OSTI ID:
- 1367617
- Report Number(s):
- SAND-2017-6604R; 654718
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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