• Title of article

    The EXPLODET project: advanced nuclear techniques for humanitarian demining

  • Author/Authors

    Viesti، نويسنده , , G and Cinausero، نويسنده , , Nicola Cufaro Petroni، نويسنده , , N and D’Erasmo، نويسنده , , G and Fabris، نويسنده , , D and Fioretto، نويسنده , , E and Fonte، نويسنده , , R and Lunardon، نويسنده , , M and Lazzizzera، نويسنده , , I and Nardelli، نويسنده , , G and Nardulli، نويسنده , , G and Nebbia، نويسنده , , G and Palomba، نويسنده , , M and Pantaleo، نويسنده , , A and Pappalardo، نويسنده , , S. Pesente، نويسنده , , S and Prati، نويسنده , , P and Prete، نويسنده , , G and Reito، نويسنده , , S and Sartori، نويسنده , , A and Tecchiolli، نويسنده , , G and Zavatarelli، نويسنده , , S and Filippini، نويسنده , , V، نويسنده ,

  • Pages
    4
  • From page
    918
  • To page
    921
  • Abstract
    Thermal neutron activation and fast neutron scattering are known to be a useful tool to detect hidden explosives which present an elevated concentration of nitrogen and peculiar elemental ratio for light elements (C, N, O). Such characteristics can be suitably optimized to detect the small amount of explosives contained in anti-personnel mines (APM) disseminated in former war theatres. We report here on a research program aimed at defining a conceptual design of a field operated system for APM detection based on neutron induced reactions.
  • Keywords
    scintillator , EXPLODET project , Nuclear sensors , Anti-personnel mines
  • Journal title
    Astroparticle Physics
  • Record number

    2008397