Title :
Use of CdZnTe detectors in hand-held and portable isotope identifiers to detect illicit trafficking of nuclear material and radioactive sources
Author :
Arlt, R. ; Brutscher, J. ; Gunnink, R. ; Ivanov, V. ; Parnham, K. ; Soldner, S.A. ; Stein, J.
Author_Institution :
Int. Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria
Abstract :
The use of large volume CdZnTe detectors for hand-held isotope identification devices for field use is described. It is shown, that if used with well-designed identification software, the many advantages of these detectors prevail over their main disadvantage-their low detection efficiency
Keywords :
nuclear materials safeguards; portable instruments; radiation monitoring; radioactive sources; semiconductor counters; CdZnTe; hand-held isotope identifiers; nuclear material illicit trafficking detection; nuclear safeguards; portable isotope identifiers; radioactive sources; semiconductor detectors; Energy resolution; Gamma rays; Instruments; Isotopes; Laboratories; Radioactive materials; Scintillation counters; Solid scintillation detectors; Stability; Time measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, 2000 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Lyon
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6503-8
DOI :
10.1109/NSSMIC.2000.949040
