• DocumentCode
    462335
  • Title

    In-Ground Radiation Detection

  • Author

    McCormick, Kathleen ; Stromswold, David C. ; Woodring, Mitchell L. ; Ely, James ; Siciliano, Edward R. ; Caggiano, Jac A. ; Hensley, Walter K.

  • Author_Institution
    Pacific Northwest Nat. Lab., Richland, WA
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    Oct. 29 2006-Nov. 1 2006
  • Firstpage
    291
  • Lastpage
    294
  • Abstract
    Vertically oriented radiation detectors may not provide sufficient screening in rail or aviation applications. Railcars can be heavily shielded on the sides, reducing the sensitivity of vertically mounted monitors. For aviation, the distance required for wingspan clearance reduces a vertical detector´s coverage of the fuselage. To surmount these, and other, challenging operational and sensitivity issues, we have investigated the use of in-ground radiation detectors.
  • Keywords
    national security; scintillation counters; shielding; aviation applications; in ground radiation detection; rail applications; screening; vertically oriented radiation detectors; Costs; Face detection; Laboratories; Nuclear and plasma sciences; Performance evaluation; Plastics; Radiation detectors; Steel; System testing; Vehicles;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, 2006. IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    San Diego, CA
  • ISSN
    1095-7863
  • Print_ISBN
    1-4244-0560-2
  • Electronic_ISBN
    1095-7863
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/NSSMIC.2006.356159
  • Filename
    4178998
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=462335