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Detection of nuclear material by photon activation inside cargo containers

Gmar et al., 2006

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2847138050306496324
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Gmar M
Berthoumieux E
Boyer S
Carrel F
Doré D
Giacri M
Lainé F
Poumarède B
Ridikas D
Van Lauwe A
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Non-Intrusive Inspection Technologies

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Photons with energies above 6 MeV can be used to detect small amounts of nuclear material inside large cargo containers. The method consists in using an intense beam of high-energy photons (bremsstrahlung radiation) in order to induce reactions of photofission …
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