A gamma-ray imager for arms control

Author

Ziock, K.P. ; Hailey, C.J. ; Gosnell, T.B. ; Lupton, J.H. ; Harrison, F. E A

Author_Institution

Lawrence Livermore Nat. Lab., Livermore, CA, USA

fYear

1991

fDate

2-9 Nov. 1991

Firstpage

1228

Abstract

Ascertaining the number of warheads on a missile-delivery systems by a remote, nonvisual inspection may be desirable in some arms-control verification scenarios. A gamma-ray imaging system (GRIS) has been developed to inspect for nuclear warheads by imaging the highly penetrating gamma-radiation emitted by radioactive materials integral to warheads. Such an image may be used to obtain the missile loadout. The authors describe the GRIS´s operating principles and capabilities, present data, and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of such a system for arms control. They also present field results where GRIS was used on an emplaced Peacekeeper missile. Improvements to GRIS in light of the field trial results are presented.<>

Keywords

gamma-ray detection and measurement; inspection; position sensitive particle detectors; radioactivity measurement; scintillation counters; telemetering; weapons; Peacekeeper missile; arms control; field results; gamma-ray imager; missile loadout; missile-delivery; nonvisual inspection; nuclear warheads; position sensitive photomultiplier; radioactive materials; remote inspection; scintillator; verification; warheads; Arm; Control systems; Inspection; Instruments; Laboratories; Missiles; Nuclear imaging; Nuclear weapons; Optical imaging; Radioactive materials;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, 1991., Conference Record of the 1991 IEEE

Conference_Location

Santa Fe, NM, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-0513-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/NSSMIC.1991.259121

Filename

259121