Portable system for nuclear, chemical agent, and explosives identification

Winifred E. Parker; W. M. Buckley; S. A. Kreek; A. J. Caffrey; George J. Mauger; Anthony D. Lavietes; Arden D. Dougan

doi:10.1117/12.363678

1 October 1999 Portable system for nuclear, chemical agent, and explosives identification

Winifred E. Parker, W. M. Buckley, S. A. Kreek, A. J. Caffrey, George J. Mauger, Anthony D. Lavietes, Arden D. Dougan

Proceedings Volume 3769, Penetrating Radiation Systems and Applications; (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.363678
Event: SPIE's International Symposium on Optical Science, Engineering, and Instrumentation, 1999, Denver, CO, United States

Abstract

The FRIS/PINS hybrid integrates the LLNL-developed Field Radionuclide Identification System (FRIS) with the INEEL- developed Portable Isotopic Neutron Spectroscopy (PINS) chemical assay system to yield a combined general radioisotope, special nuclear material (SNM), and chemical weapons/explosives (CWE) detection and identification system. The PINS system uses a neutron source and a high- purity germanium (gamma) -ray detector. The FRIS system uses an electromechanically cooled germanium detector and its own analysis software to detect and identify SNM and other radioisotopes. The FRIS/PINS combined system also uses the electromechanically-cooled germanium detector. There is no other currently available integrated technology that can combine an active neutron interrogation and analysis capability for CWE with a passive radioisotope measurement and identification capability for SNM.

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Winifred E. Parker, W. M. Buckley, S. A. Kreek, A. J. Caffrey, George J. Mauger, Anthony D. Lavietes, and Arden D. Dougan "Portable system for nuclear, chemical agent, and explosives identification", Proc. SPIE 3769, Penetrating Radiation Systems and Applications, (1 October 1999); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.363678

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