Neutron elastic scatter for detection and identification of obscured objects

Henry J. Gomberg; George Charatis; David Wang; Marcus R. McEllistrem

doi:10.1117/12.160345

15 November 1993 Neutron elastic scatter for detection and identification of obscured objects

Henry J. Gomberg, George Charatis, David Wang, Marcus R. McEllistrem

Proceedings Volume 1942, Underground and Obscured Object Imaging and Detection; (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.160345
Event: Optical Engineering and Photonics in Aerospace Sensing, 1993, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

Neutron Elastic Scatter (NES) may be used for non-destructively assaying materials for the presence of narcotics, explosives, or other contraband. The technology relies on the high penetrating power of neutrons to reach through varying thickness of shielding materials, and also on the large probabilities for elastic scattering of neutrons. Elastic scattering probabilities are the largest of all neutron induced events, exceeding any single non-elastic process typically by a factor of ten or more. Indeed, usually the elastic scattering probability is larger than the sum of all inelastic processes.

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Henry J. Gomberg, George Charatis, David Wang, and Marcus R. McEllistrem "Neutron elastic scatter for detection and identification of obscured objects", Proc. SPIE 1942, Underground and Obscured Object Imaging and Detection, (15 November 1993); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.160345

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