Development of the EURITRACK tagged neutron inspection system
- 作者：B. Perot ; C. Carasco ; S. Bernard ; A. Mariani ; J.-L. Szabo ; E. Mercier ; G. Sannie ; G. Viesti ; G. Nebbia ; S. Pesente ; M. Lunardon ; S. Moretto ; D. Fabris ; A. Zenoni ; G. Bonomi ; A. Donzella ; A. Fontana ; G
- 关键词：EURITRACK ; Associated particle technique ; Fast neutron inspection ; Explosive detection
- 刊名：Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B ; Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms
- 出版年：2007
- 期刊代码：42_0168583x
- 类别：ph
- 出版时间：August 2007
- 卷：261
- 期：1-2
- 页码：295-298
- 文件大小：479 K
摘要
The EURopean Illicit TRAfficing Countermeasures Kit (EURITRACK) project is part of the 6th European Union Framework Program. It aims at developing a Tagged Neutron Inspection System (TNIS) to detect illicit materials, such as explosives and narcotics, in cargo containers. Fast neutron induced reactions produce specific gamma-rays used to determine the chemical composition of the inspected material. The associated particle technique is employed to precisely locate the interaction points of the neutrons. A new deuterium–tritium neutron generator has been developed, including a pixelized alpha particle detector. The TNIS also comprises high-efficiency fast neutron and gamma-ray detectors, a dedicated front-end electronics and an integrated software to entirely drive the system and automatically process the data. Most components have been integrated during last months at Institute Ruder Boskovic, in Zagreb, Croatia. An overview of the TNIS and of its preliminary performances is presented.