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Detectors for Accelerator-Based Security Applications

Warren et al., 2015

Document ID
215289309553348807
Author
Warren G
Stave S
Miller E
Publication year
Publication venue
Reviews of Accelerator Science and Technology

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We present a review of detector systems used in accelerator-based security applications. The applications discussed span stockpile stewardship, material interdiction, treaty verification, and spent nuclear fuel assay. The challenge for detectors in accelerator-based …
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