Explosive Detection and Identification by PGNAA

Seabury, E.H. ; Caffrey, A.J.

Idaho National Laboratory

关键词: 45 - Military Technology, Weaponry, And National Defense, 46 - Instrumentation Related To Nuclear Science And Technology, 73 - Nuclear Physics And Radiation Physics, 75 - Condensed Matter Physics, Superconductivity And Superfluidity, 98 - Nuclear Disarmament, Safeguards, And Physical Protection;    Explosives Detection;    Pgnaa;    Lanl;    Ineel;   

DOI  :  10.2172/911002
RP-ID  :  INEEL/EXT-04-02475
RP-ID  :  DE-AC07-99ID-13727
RP-ID  :  911002

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

The goal of this project was to determine the feasibility of using field-portable prompt gamma-ray neutron activation analysis (PGNAA) to detect and identify explosives in improvised nuclear devices (INDs). The studies were carried out using the Monte Carlo N-Particle (MCNP) code developed at Los Alamos National Laboratory. The model results were tested experimentally using explosive simulants and the PINS PGNAA system developed at Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory (INEEL). The results of the MCNP calculations and PINS measurements are presented in this report. The calculations and measurements were in good agreement and indicate that most explosives are readily distinguishable from one another.