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Record Nr.

UNINA9910827498203321

Titolo

The practicality of pulsed fast neutron transmission spectroscopy for aviation security / / Panel on Assessment of the Practicality of Pulsed Fast Neutron Transmission Spectroscopy for Aviation Security

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Materials Advisory Board, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council, 1999

ISBN

1-282-08148-9

9786612081484

0-309-51898-9

0-585-19721-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (55 p.)

Disciplina

363.28/76

Soggetti

Airports - Security measures

Aeronautics - Security measures

Neutron capture gamma ray spectroscopy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 40-41).

Nota di contenuto

Front  Matterr; Preface; Acknowledgments; Acronyms; Contents; Tables, Figures, and Boxes; Executive Summary; 1 Introduction; 2 Principle of Bulk Explosives Detection; 3 Laboratory Tests of Pulsed Fast Neutron Transmission Spectroscopy; 4 Baseline Characteristics of Explosives-Detection Systems Based on X-ray-Computed Tomography; 5 Tensor Technology Report on the Multidimensional Neutron Radiometer Airline Security System; 6 Comparison of Pulsed Fast Neutron Transmission Spectroscopy and FAA-Certified Explosives-Detection Systems; 7 Conclusions and Recommendations; References

Biographical Sketches of Panel Members