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Three-dimensional material-specific imaging using energetic pulsed neutrons

Brown et al., 2001

Document ID
8275172007991876071
Author
Brown D
Loveman R
Stevenson J
Gozani T
Ryge P
Publication year
Publication venue
Penetrating Radiation Systems and Applications III

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A novel method for detecting materials concealed in fully loaded cargo containers and trucks using pulsed neutrons has been developed. This method, called Pulsed Fast Neutron Analysis (PFNA), uses a collimated beam of nanosecond pulsed, mono-energetic neutrons …
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