Wide-Angle Nuclear Detection Array (WANDA)

The Wide-Angle Nuclear Detection Array (WANDA) is a data analysis system that uses an array of detectors to act as a coincidence detection system, utilizes a database of possible radioisotopes, and searches this database using a physics-based analysis to identify the source type and location that best accounts for the measured Compton scattering data. This method has the ability to utilize partial-energy events and works with smaller and lower cost detectors that do not require full-energy absorption. WANDA maintains a full 4π field of view, and provides simultaneous recognition of the source location and identification of source material. Test scenarios exploring comparison of WANDA and conventional detection and identification technologies are presented.