Passive gamma-ray and neutron imaging systems for national security and nuclear non-proliferation in controlled and uncontrolled detection areas: Review of past …

H Al Hamrashdi, SD Monk, D Cheneler - Sensors, 2019 - mdpi.com
Global concern for the illicit transportation and trafficking of nuclear materials and other
radioactive sources is on the rise, with efficient and rapid security and non-proliferation …

Current and prospective radiation detection systems, screening infrastructure and interpretive algorithms for the non-intrusive screening of shipping container cargo: a …

EL Connolly, PG Martin - Journal of Nuclear Engineering, 2021 - mdpi.com
The non-intrusive screening of shipping containers at national borders serves as a
prominent and vital component in deterring and detecting the illicit transportation of …

Development of a radionuclide identification algorithm based on a convolutional neural network for radiation portal monitoring system

BT Koo, HC Lee, K Bae, Y Kim, J Jung, CS Park… - Radiation Physics and …, 2021 - Elsevier
At border crossings around the world, plastic scintillator-based radiation portal monitors
(RPMs) are employed to detect the presence of illicit radioactive materials in large trailer …

Evaluation of neutron light output response functions in EJ-309 organic scintillators

MA Norsworthy, A Poitrasson-Rivière, ML Ruch… - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2017 - Elsevier
An accurate model of the nonlinear detector response of organic scintillators to neutrons is
required to correctly simulate fast neutron detection, as well as interpret measured pulse …

Radionuclide identification algorithm for organic scintillator-based radiation portal monitor

MG Paff, A Di Fulvio, SD Clarke, SA Pozzi - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2017 - Elsevier
We have developed an algorithm for on-the-fly radionuclide identification for radiation portal
monitors using organic scintillation detectors. The algorithm was demonstrated on …

Fast neutron-and γ-ray coincidence detection for nuclear security and safeguards applications

DM Trombetta, M Klintefjord, K Axell… - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2019 - Elsevier
The use of passive and active interrogation techniques to evaluate materials concerning
their content of special nuclear materials (SNM) is fundamental in fields such as nuclear …

Organic liquid scintillation detector shape and volume impact on radiation portal monitors

MG Paff, SD Clarke, SA Pozzi - … and Methods in Physics Research Section …, 2016 - Elsevier
We have developed and tested a radiation portal monitor using organic liquid scintillation
detectors. In order to optimize our system designs, neutron measurements were carried out …

Sludge interface measurement in the storage tank utilizing neutron backscattering technique: A field experiment

WW Musa, MR Muslih, H Widyastuti, FR Ningsih… - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Modern industrial plant operations commonly necessitate a measurement system of the
liquids level interface in the oil storage tank. Various advanced-level indicators almost meet …

Real time estimation of radionuclides in the receiving water of an inland nuclear power plant based on difference gated neural network

YJ Zhang, LS Hu - Radiation Physics and Chemistry, 2020 - Elsevier
Estimation of radionuclides in closed water is an essential licensing issue since it concerns
the surroundings' safety, especially for inland sites. As the receiving water of inland nuclear …

Advanced multilayer composite heavy-oxide scintillator detectors for high-efficiency fast neutron detection

VD Ryzhikov, SV Naydenov, T Pochet… - … on Nuclear Science, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We have developed and evaluated a new approach to fast neutron and neutron-gamma
detection based on large-area multilayer composite heterogeneous detection media …