DocumentCode :
1005293
Title :
A rising war on terrorists
Author :
Murphy, E.E.
Author_Institution :
IEEE Spectrum, New York, NY, USA
Volume :
26
Issue :
11
fYear :
1989
Firstpage :
33
Lastpage :
36
Abstract :
Technology for detecting and preventing acts of terrorism is addressed. Attention is directed toward methods for detecting explosives. The one technology, thermal-neutron activation (TNA), that has so far proven that it can quickly and reliably detect specified quantities of explosives within luggage and divert suspect bags without human intervention is described. Promising alternatives to TNA, which is very expensive, are resonance absorption of gamma rays and fast neutron activation.<>
Keywords :
detectors; explosions; weapons; TNA; explosives detection; fast neutron activation; terrorists; thermal-neutron activation; Explosives; FAA; Gamma rays; Neutrons; Nitrogen; North America; Terrorism; Weapons; X-ray detection; X-ray detectors;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Spectrum, IEEE
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0018-9235
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/6.40703
Filename :
40703
Link To Document :
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