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The use of tagged 14 MeV neutron beams for the detection of illicit materials in land and sea transportation

Nebbia et al., 2005

Document ID
7829900138210570743
Author
Nebbia G
Lunardon M
Moretto S
Pesente S
Viesti G
Fontana A
Zenoni A
Cinausero M
Nad K
Obodhas J
Sudac D
Valkovic V
Matika D
Publication year
Publication venue
IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, 2005

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A prototype of portable sealed neutron generator has been recently built to deliver 14 MeV neutron beams tagged by a YAP: Ce alpha-particle detector in order to produce simultaneously multiple neutron beams to irradiate complex samples. Preliminary tests …
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