Nuclear techniques employing neutrons are useful tools in the identification of commonly-used explosives which present an elevated concentration of nitrogen. A detailed study was initialized to conceive a mobile system to detect small quantities of hidden explosives using modern technology to improve the overall effectiveness from the point of view of efficiency, costs and transportability. To this end, several Csi(Tl) scintillators assembled with a photodiode readout and dedicated surface mounted fast front-end electronics, and neural network-based decision algorithms for the online analysis of the signals will be tested. There is also a plan to test a mixed technique to reduce both the scanning time and the false alarm rates.
Advanced nuclear techniques for humanitarian demining
CUFARO PETRONI, Nicola;
1998-01-01
Abstract
Nuclear techniques employing neutrons are useful tools in the identification of commonly-used explosives which present an elevated concentration of nitrogen. A detailed study was initialized to conceive a mobile system to detect small quantities of hidden explosives using modern technology to improve the overall effectiveness from the point of view of efficiency, costs and transportability. To this end, several Csi(Tl) scintillators assembled with a photodiode readout and dedicated surface mounted fast front-end electronics, and neural network-based decision algorithms for the online analysis of the signals will be tested. There is also a plan to test a mixed technique to reduce both the scanning time and the false alarm rates.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
