Title :
Warhead counting using neutron scintillators: detector development, testing, and demonstration
Author :
Byrd, R.C. ; Auchampaugh, G.F. ; Moss, C.E. ; Feldman, W.C.
Author_Institution :
Los Alamos Nat. Lab., NM, USA
fDate :
8/1/1992 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The authors describe the development of a fast-neutron detector based on a boron-loaded plastic scintillator used previously for space applications. The detector rejects gammas and scattered low-energy neutrons, and its segmentation allows narrow fan-shaped collimation within ±20° horizontally and ±50° vertically. Testing included distinguishing between mockups with either two or three warheads and locating the ten warheads on a silo-based Peacekeeper missile
Keywords :
neutron detection and measurement; nuclear materials safeguards; scintillation counters; fast-neutron detector; plastic scintillator; silo-based Peacekeeper missile; warheads; Collimators; Gamma ray detection; Gamma ray detectors; Laboratories; Missiles; Neutrons; Plastics; Radiation detectors; Solid scintillation detectors; Testing;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
