Detection of explosive materials using gamma radiation

Esam M. A. Hussein

doi:10.1117/12.189180

6 October 1994 Detection of explosive materials using gamma radiation

Esam M. A. Hussein

Proceedings Volume 2276, Cargo Inspection Technologies; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.189180
Event: SPIE's 1994 International Symposium on Optics, Imaging, and Instrumentation, 1994, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

Compton scattering and photoelectric absorption of gamma rays are used as indicators of material electron density and mean atomic number, respectively. These indicators are shown to be adequate for discriminating explosive materials from other organic or polymer materials of similar mass densities. A transmission-scattering map is shown, experimentally and by Monte Carlo simulation, to provide a useful and simple indicator for the presence or absence of explosives.

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Esam M. A. Hussein "Detection of explosive materials using gamma radiation", Proc. SPIE 2276, Cargo Inspection Technologies, (6 October 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.189180

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