The photon haystack and emerging radiation detection technology

RC Runkle, LE Smith, AJ Peurrung - Journal of Applied Physics, 2009 - pubs.aip.org
The resources devoted to interdicting special nuclear materials have increased considerably
over the last several years in step with growing efforts to counter nuclear proliferation and …

Monte Carlo and least-squares methods applied in unfolding of X-ray spectra measured with cadmium telluride detectors

M Moralles, DAB Bonifácio, M Bottaro… - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2007 - Elsevier
Spectra of calibration sources and X-ray beams were measured with a cadmium telluride
(CdTe) detector. The response function of the detector was simulated using the GEANT4 …

[HTML][HTML] A multi-detector, digitizer based neutron depth profiling device for characterizing thin film materials

PL Mulligan, LR Cao, D Turkoglu - Review of Scientific Instruments, 2012 - pubs.aip.org
Neutron depth profiling (NDP) is a mature, nondestructive technique used to characterize
the concentration of certain light isotopes in a material as a function of depth by measuring …

Lynx: An unattended sensor system for detection of gamma-ray and neutron emissions from special nuclear materials

RC Runkle, MJ Myjak, SD Kiff, DE Sidor… - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2009 - Elsevier
This manuscript profiles an unattended and fully autonomous radiation detection system
sensitive to gamma-ray and neutron emissions. The Lynx design is intended for locations …

Rapid alpha spectroscopy of evaporated liquid residues for emergency response

TM Semkow, AJ Khan, DK Haines, A Bari - Health physics, 2009 - journals.lww.com
A new method for α spectroscopy of evaporated water residues was developed, consisting
of evaporation of drinking water, flaming of the planchets, and α-spectroscopic …

Concept for an off-line gain stabilisation method

S Pommé, G Sibbens - Applied radiation and isotopes, 2004 - Elsevier
Conceptual ideas are presented for an off-line gain stabilisation method for spectrometry, in
particular for alpha-particle spectrometry at low count rate. The method involves list mode …

A library least-squares approach for scatter correction in gamma-ray tomography

I Meric, GA Johansen, IVM Moreira - Radiation Physics and Chemistry, 2015 - Elsevier
Scattered radiation is known to lead to distortion in reconstructed images in Computed
Tomography (CT). The effects of scattered radiation are especially more pronounced in non …

Comparison of two methods for relocation of multichannel spectra

O Helene, M Moralles - Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics …, 1996 - Elsevier
Two recently published methods of multichannel data relocation have been compared. One
of them is deterministic and does not preserve the typical Poisson distribution of the data …

An experimental method for a precise determination of gamma-ray energies with semiconductor detectors

VR Vanin, G Kenchian, M Moralles, O Helene… - Nuclear Instruments and …, 1997 - Elsevier
This paper presents a method for determining gamma-ray energies with a precision similar
to that of the primary standards. The method consists of both an experimental procedure …

Medidas precisas de energias de transições gama em coincidência: espectroscopia das séries do 232U e 233U

ZO Guimarães Filho - 1998 - teses.usp.br
Este trabalho apresenta um método experimental para determinação de energia de
transições gama utilizando-se detectores de HPGe em experimentos em coincidência com …