Networked gamma radiation detection system for tactical deployment

Sanjoy Mukhopadhyay; Richard Maurer; Ronald Wolff; Ethan Smith; Paul Guss; Stephen Mitchell

doi:10.1117/12.2185843

26 August 2015 Networked gamma radiation detection system for tactical deployment

Sanjoy Mukhopadhyay, Richard Maurer, Ronald Wolff, Ethan Smith, Paul Guss, Stephen Mitchell

Proceedings Volume 9593, Hard X-Ray, Gamma-Ray, and Neutron Detector Physics XVII; 959316 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2185843
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2015, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

A networked gamma radiation detection system with directional sensitivity and energy spectral data acquisition capability is being developed by the National Security Technologies, LLC, Remote Sensing Laboratory to support the close and intense tactical engagement of law enforcement who carry out counterterrorism missions. In the proposed design, three clusters of 2″ × 4″ × 16″ sodium iodide crystals (4 each) with digiBASE-E (for list mode data collection) would be placed on the passenger side of a minivan. To enhance localization and facilitate rapid identification of isotopes, advanced smart real-time localization and radioisotope identification algorithms like WAVRAD (wavelet-assisted variance reduction for anomaly detection) and NSCRAD (nuisance-rejection spectral comparison ratio anomaly detection) will be incorporated. We will test a collection of algorithms and analysis that centers on the problem of radiation detection with a distributed sensor network. We will study the basic characteristics of a radiation sensor network and focus on the trade-offs between false positive alarm rates, true positive alarm rates, and time to detect multiple radiation sources in a large area. Empirical and simulation analyses of critical system parameters, such as number of sensors, sensor placement, and sensor response functions, will be examined. This networked system will provide an integrated radiation detection architecture and framework with (i) a large nationally recognized search database equivalent that would help generate a common operational picture in a major radiological crisis; (ii) a robust reach back connectivity for search data to be evaluated by home teams; and, finally, (iii) a possibility of integrating search data from multi-agency responders.

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Sanjoy Mukhopadhyay, Richard Maurer, Ronald Wolff, Ethan Smith, Paul Guss, and Stephen Mitchell "Networked gamma radiation detection system for tactical deployment", Proc. SPIE 9593, Hard X-Ray, Gamma-Ray, and Neutron Detector Physics XVII, 959316 (26 August 2015); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2185843

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