Experimental and MCNP simulated gamma-ray spectra for the UNCOSS neutron-based explosive detector

Eléon, C.; Pérot, B.; Carasco, C.; Sudac, Davorin; Obhođaš, Jasmina; Valković, V.

doi:10.1016/j.nima.2010.11.055

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“…Experience from past European projects EURITRACK [6] [7], Eritr@ck and UNCOSS [8] [9], showed that simulation does not entirely reproduce measured gamma signatures. For most common elements, a rather good agreement is observed, even if missing peaks or differences in the continuum can be noted.…”

Section: Acquisition Of Experimental Gamma Signaturesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Gamma signatures of the C-BORD Tagged Neutron Inspection System

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Abstract-In the frame of C-BORD project (H2020 program of the EU), a Rapidly relocatable Tagged Neutron Inspection System (RRTNIS) is being developed to non-intrusively detect explosives, chemical threats, and other illicit goods in cargo containers. Material identification is performed through gamma spectroscopy, using twenty NaI detectors and four LaBr3 detectors, to determine the different elements composing the inspected item from their specific gamma signatures induced by fast neutrons. This is performed using an unfolding algorithm to decompose the energy spectrum of a suspect item, selected by Xray radiography and on which the RRTNIS inspection is focused, on a database of pure element gamma signatures. This paper reports on simulated signatures for the NaI and LaBr3 detectors, constructed using the MCNP6 code. First experimental spectra of a few elements of interest are also presented.Index Terms-C-BORD project, Rapidly Relocatable Tagged Neutron Inspection System, fast neutron activation analysis, inelastic scattering gamma rays, MCNP6

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confidence: 99%

Gamma signatures of the C-BORD Tagged Neutron Inspection System

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“…The API technique was used in such systems as SENNA (Vakhtin et al, 2006), EURITRACK (Perret et al, 2006), and UNCOSS (Eleon et al, 2010).…”

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Material Analysis Using Characteristic Gamma Rays Induced by Neutrons

Barzilov¹,

Novikov²,

Womble³

2012

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“…Industrial applications of neutron methods include the characterization of coal (Sowerby, 2009;Belbot et al, 1999), cement (Womble et al, 2005), metal alloys (James and Fuerst, 2000), and oil-well logging (Nikitin and Bliven, 2010). Neutron systems are employed to detect and analyze chemical compounds and explosive threats (Vourvopoulos and Womble, 2001;Gozani, 2004;Strellis et al, 2009;Eleon et al, 2010). In addition, they are utilized in vehicle-and cargo-scanning scenarios (Barzilov and Womble, 2003;Reber et al, 2005;Perret et al, 2006;Koltick et al, 2007) as well as humanitarian de-mining and confirmation of unexploded ordnance (Aleksandrov et al, 2005;Lanza, 2006;Barzilov and Womble, 2014).…”

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