Active Interrogation in Nuclear Security: Science, Technology and Systems

Igor / Erickson Jovanovic

361 pages, parution le 19/06/2018

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pPreface 1. Introduction 1.1. Historical perspective on nuclear security1.2. The problem of nuclear terrorism in the broader context of nuclear security1.3. The role of policy in nuclear security1.4. Overview of active measurements1.5. Overview of fielded AI systems and main challenges2. Measurement needs and challenges in nuclear security 2.1. Special nuclear material (SNM) and other material of relevance 2.2. Signatures of SNM2.3. Natural backgrounds2.4. Detection limits3. Features and limitations of passive measurements 3.1. Principles of passive measurements3.2. Magnitude of passive signatures3.3. Technology for passive measurements3.4. Limitations of passive measurements4. Foundations of active measurements 4.1. The active interrogation technique4.2. Comparison of active and passive measurement techniques4.3. Impact of active measurements on detectability4.4. Technology for active measurements4.5. Limitations of active measurements5. Radiation sources for active interrogation 5.1. General characteristics of AI probe technologies5.2. Linear accelerators and bremsstrahlung sources5.3. DD and DT portable neutron sources5.4. Laser-based radiation sources5.5. Ion accelerators and low-energy nuclear reactions5.6. Radioisotope sources5.7. Natural radiation background as an AI probe6. Detectors and measurement techniques 6.1. General characteristic of detectors for AI 6.2. Gamma-ray spectroscopy6.3. Thermal neutron detection6.4. Fast neutron detection and spectroscopy6.5. X-ray and gamma ray imaging6.6. Neutron imaging6.7. Other detector systems7. Data acquisition and processing systems 7.1. Analog systems7.2. Digital systems7.3. Data processing and storage8. Modeling and simulation 8.1. Analytical vs Monte Carlo techniques8.2. Standard Monte Carlo simulation frameworks8.3. Fidelity of Monte Carlo simulations8.4. Examples of modeling of active measurement systems9. Data interpretation and algorithms 9.1. Planar and tomographic imaging systems9.2. Principal component analysis and related methods9.3. Signature unfolding techniques 9.4. Advanced algorithms for distributed detection systems10. Examples of active measurement systems 10.1. Neutron activation analysis based techniques10.2. Rapiscan10.3. Nuclear Carwash10.4. Passport Systems10.5. Muon tomography systems10.6. Inverse Compton scattering prototype systems11. Radiation dose in various systems 11.1. Regulations of dose exposure 11.2. External dose assessment11.3. Cargo activation in active measurements11.4. Methods of dose reduction in active interrogation12. Science and technology trends13. Conclusionp

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Éditeur(s)	Springer
Auteur(s)	Igor / Erickson Jovanovic
Parution	19/06/2018
Nb. de pages	361
EAN13	9783319744667

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