Title :
Monte Carlo simulation of pu-be, am-be and cf-252 neutrons backscattering from buried explosives in dry soil
Author :
Elagib, I. ; Artoli, A.M. ; Habbani, F. ; Badawi, M.
Author_Institution :
Phys. & Astron. Dept., Coll. of Sci. King Saud Univ., Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Abstract :
Two different geometrical arrangements of neutron source buried landmine and detector with and without carbon reflector were modeled. Monte Carlo calculation of elastically Backscattered (EBS) neutrons from hidden land-mines were conducted. The results obtained show that the sensitivity of elastically backscattered neutrons (EBS) for landmines detection strongly depends on the type of the source used and the presence or absence of a carbon reflector.
Keywords :
Monte Carlo methods; americium; beryllium; californium; landmine detection; neutron spectroscopy; plutonium; 252Cf; Am-Be; Monte Carlo simulation; Pu-Be; buried explosives; buried landmine and detector; carbon reflector; dry soil; elastically Backscattered neutron; elastically backscattered neutron; hidden land mines were; landmines detection; neutron backscattering; neutron source; Carbon; Detectors; Educational institutions; Landmine detection; Monte Carlo methods; Neutrons; Soil; MCNP; land mine detection; neutron backscattering;
Conference_Titel :
Computer Applications Technology (ICCAT), 2013 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Sousse
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-5284-0
DOI :
10.1109/ICCAT.2013.6522019
