A simulation of gamma-ray radar performance with different position sensitive detectors

Author

Ivanov, O.P. ; Potapov, V.N. ; Stepanov, V.E.

Author_Institution

Kurchatov (I.V.) Inst. of Atomic Energy, Moscow, Russia

Volume

1

fYear

2000

fDate

2000

Abstract

In the last decade V.E. Radko has introduced the concept of gamma-ray radar for 3D Compton imaging with a probing beam of 511 keV annihilation gamma-rays from positron emitting radioactive sources. The simultaneous detection with 2 position sensitive detectors of direct, non-scattered quanta and second quanta scattered in the investigated object produce information of density distribution or composition of the object. This new type of gamma-ray imaging system for nondestructive testing may have different applications in flaw detection and studying of structure of opaque objects with one side access. The performance of the system was studied with Monte-Carlo simulation

Keywords

Monte Carlo methods; flaw detection; gamma-ray applications; gamma-ray detection; imaging; position sensitive particle detectors; 3D Compton imaging; 511 keV; 511 keV annihilation gamma-rays; Monte-Carlo simulation; composition; density distribution; direct nonscattered quanta; flaw detection; gamma-ray imaging system; gamma-ray radar performance; nondestructive testing; opaque objects; position sensitive detectors; positron emitting radioactive sources; scattered quanta; simultaneous detection; Gamma ray detection; Nondestructive testing; Nuclear imaging; Object detection; Optical imaging; Position sensitive particle detectors; Positrons; Radar detection; Radar imaging; Radar scattering;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, 2000 IEEE

Conference_Location

Lyon

ISSN

1082-3654

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6503-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/NSSMIC.2000.949219

Filename

949219