Title of article
Effects of soil moisture on the detection of buried explosives by radiative neutron capture
Author/Authors
Pesente، نويسنده , , S. and Cinausero، نويسنده , , M. and Fabris، نويسنده , , D. and Fioretto، نويسنده , , E. and Lunardon، نويسنده , , M. and Nebbia، نويسنده , , G. and Prete، نويسنده , , G. and Viesti، نويسنده , , G.، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2001
Pages
4
From page
577
To page
580
Abstract
The effect of soil moisture on the sensitivity for detecting buried landmines by neutron capture reactions has been experimentally investigated. An explosive simulant melamine sample has been placed at different depths in soil having different water contents. In dry soil it is found that the decrease of counting rate by increasing the depth follows the decrease of the average solid angles. In the case of soil with higher water content, an extra yield of prompt gamma-rays following thermal neutron capture in nitrogen is evidenced due to the extra moderation provided by the presence of additional hydrogen nuclei.
Journal title
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A
Serial Year
2001
Journal title
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A
Record number
2189242
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