Nuclear-reaction-based radiation source for explosives- and SNM-detection in massive cargo

Michal Brandis; Volker Dangendorf; Christian Piel; David Vartsky; Benjamin Bromberger; Doron Bar; Eliahu Friedman; Israel Mardor; Ilan Mor; Kai Tittelmeier; Mark B. Goldberg

doi:10.1063/1.3586195

Nuclear-reaction-based radiation source for explosives- and SNM-detection in massive cargo

Michal Brandis^*, Volker Dangendorf, Christian Piel, David Vartsky, Benjamin Bromberger, Doron Bar, Eliahu Friedman, Israel Mardor, Ilan Mor, Kai Tittelmeier, Mark B. Goldberg

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Racah Institute of Physics

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Abstract

An automatic, nuclear-reaction-based, few-view transmission radiography method and system concept is presented, that will simultaneously detect small, operationally-relevant quantities of chemical explosives and special nuclear materials (SNM) in objects up to the size of LD-3 aviation containers. Detection of all threat materials is performed via the ¹¹B(d,n+γ) reaction on thick, isotopically-enriched targets; SNM are primarily detected via Dual Discrete-Energy Radiography (DDER), using 15.11 MeV and 4.43 MeV ¹²C γ-rays, whereas explosives are primarily detected via Fast Neutron Resonance Radiography (FNRR), employing the broad-energy neutron spectra produced in a thick ¹¹B-target. To achieve a reasonable throughput of ∼20 containers per hour, ns-pulsed deuteron beam of the order of 0.5 mA intensity at energies of 5 - 7 MeV is required. As a first step towards optimizing parameters and sensitivities of an operational system, the 0° spectra and yields of both γ-rays and neutrons in this reaction have been measured up to Ed=6.65 MeV.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Application of Accelerators in Research and Industry - Twenty-First International Conference, CAARI 2010
Pages	711-716
Number of pages	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3586195
State	Published - 2011
Event	21st International Conference on Application of Accelerators in Research and Industry, CAARI 2010 - Fort Worth, TX, United States Duration: 8 Aug 2010 → 13 Aug 2010

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Name	AIP Conference Proceedings
Volume	1336
ISSN (Print)	0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)	1551-7616

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Conference	21st International Conference on Application of Accelerators in Research and Industry, CAARI 2010
Country/Territory	United States
City	Fort Worth, TX
Period	8/08/10 → 13/08/10

Keywords

DDER
Explosives detection
FNRR
Nuclear-reaction-based source
Pulsed beams
SNM detection

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Brandis, M., Dangendorf, V., Piel, C., Vartsky, D., Bromberger, B., Bar, D., Friedman, E., Mardor, I., Mor, I., Tittelmeier, K., & Goldberg, M. B. (2011). Nuclear-reaction-based radiation source for explosives- and SNM-detection in massive cargo. In Application of Accelerators in Research and Industry - Twenty-First International Conference, CAARI 2010 (pp. 711-716). (AIP Conference Proceedings; Vol. 1336). https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3586195

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Brandis, M, Dangendorf, V, Piel, C, Vartsky, D, Bromberger, B, Bar, D, Friedman, E, Mardor, I, Mor, I, Tittelmeier, K & Goldberg, MB 2011, Nuclear-reaction-based radiation source for explosives- and SNM-detection in massive cargo. in Application of Accelerators in Research and Industry - Twenty-First International Conference, CAARI 2010. AIP Conference Proceedings, vol. 1336, pp. 711-716, 21st International Conference on Application of Accelerators in Research and Industry, CAARI 2010, Fort Worth, TX, United States, 8/08/10. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3586195

Nuclear-reaction-based radiation source for explosives- and SNM-detection in massive cargo. / Brandis, Michal; Dangendorf, Volker; Piel, Christian et al.
Application of Accelerators in Research and Industry - Twenty-First International Conference, CAARI 2010. 2011. p. 711-716 (AIP Conference Proceedings; Vol. 1336).

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