Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1879350 | Applied Radiation and Isotopes | 2010 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
A template-matching procedure is being investigated for rapid detection of improvised explosive devices at standoff distances. Photon-scattered and photon-induced positron annihilation radiation responses are being studied as a part of a signature-based radiation scanning approach. Back-streaming radiation responses, called signatures, are compared to templates, which are collections of the same signatures if the interrogated volume contained a significant amount of explosive. Experiments have been conducted that show that explosive surrogates (fertilizers) can be distinguished from several inert materials.
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Authors
K.W. Loschke, W.L. Dunn,