Mobile associated particle imaging system

James R. Tinsley; Leslie Drake; Jack L. Guerrier; Garrett Headley; Charles L. Hudson; Paul Hurley; Laura Tunnell

doi:10.1117/12.245129

19 July 1996 Mobile associated particle imaging system

James R. Tinsley, Leslie Drake, Jack L. Guerrier, Garrett Headley, Charles L. Hudson, Paul Hurley, Laura Tunnell

Proceedings Volume 2859, Hard X-Ray/Gamma-Ray and Neutron Optics, Sensors, and Applications; (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.245129
Event: SPIE's 1996 International Symposium on Optical Science, Engineering, and Instrumentation, 1996, Denver, CO, United States

Abstract

Associated particle imaging (API) is a technique that employs a small deuterium accelerator to accelerate deuterons into a tritium-impregnated target, producing coincident neutrons and alpha particles that travel in opposite directions. By detecting the arrival of an alpha particle on a phosphor, and its position in two dimensions, the time and direction of the neutron emission id determined. Neutrons that interact with material in their paths produce a gamma ray whose energy is characteristic of that material. From the arrival time and energy of these gammas, the elemental composition of an object can be deduced as a function of position. We have built a portable API system and conducted field tests. In these tests, we have identified a quantity of fertilizer 'hidden' in a closed vehicle and the contents of some common military munition casings.

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James R. Tinsley, Leslie Drake, Jack L. Guerrier, Garrett Headley, Charles L. Hudson, Paul Hurley, and Laura Tunnell "Mobile associated particle imaging system", Proc. SPIE 2859, Hard X-Ray/Gamma-Ray and Neutron Optics, Sensors, and Applications, (19 July 1996); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.245129

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