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15 September 2004 Radioactive threat detection using scintillant-based detectors
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Abstract
An update to the performance of AS&E's Radioactive Threat Detection sensor technology. A model is presented detailing the components of the scintillant-based RTD system employed in AS&E products aimed at detecting radiological WMD. An overview of recent improvements in the sensors, electrical subsystems and software algorithms are presented. The resulting improvements in performance are described and sample results shown from existing systems. Advanced and future capabilities are described with an assessment of their feasibility and their application to Homeland Defense.
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Alex Chalmers "Radioactive threat detection using scintillant-based detectors", Proc. SPIE 5403, Sensors, and Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence (C3I) Technologies for Homeland Security and Homeland Defense III, (15 September 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.548957
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KEYWORDS
Sensors

X-rays

X-ray detectors

Data acquisition

Gamma radiation

Backscatter

Signal detection

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