DocumentCode
1005293
Title
A rising war on terrorists
Author
Murphy, E.E.
Author_Institution
IEEE Spectrum, New York, NY, USA
Volume
26
Issue
11
fYear
1989
Firstpage
33
Lastpage
36
Abstract
Technology for detecting and preventing acts of terrorism is addressed. Attention is directed toward methods for detecting explosives. The one technology, thermal-neutron activation (TNA), that has so far proven that it can quickly and reliably detect specified quantities of explosives within luggage and divert suspect bags without human intervention is described. Promising alternatives to TNA, which is very expensive, are resonance absorption of gamma rays and fast neutron activation.<>
Keywords
detectors; explosions; weapons; TNA; explosives detection; fast neutron activation; terrorists; thermal-neutron activation; Explosives; FAA; Gamma rays; Neutrons; Nitrogen; North America; Terrorism; Weapons; X-ray detection; X-ray detectors;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Spectrum, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9235
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/6.40703
Filename
40703
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