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Detectors in Active Interrogation

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Similar to passive measurements, active interrogation relies on the use of radiation detectors to measure and isolate the characteristic signatures of sought materials. While almost all advances in radiation detectors used in passive measurements can also improve the performance of active interrogation systems, there are some key differences in the desired characteristics between the two types of measurements that affect the choice and optimization of the detectors. This chapter brings up those distinctions while also providing a broad introduction to various detector types that could find use in active interrogation.

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We gratefully acknowledge the contributions to this chapter of the students and research staff in the primary authors’ research groups. This work is based in part upon funding by the Consortium for Verification Technology under Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration award number DE-NA0002534, the Department of Defense, Defense Threat Reduction Agency under contract number HDTRA117C0046, and the Department of Homeland Security, Domestic Nuclear Detection Office, Academic Research Initiative award number 2016-DN-077-ARI106.

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Pozzi, S.A., Erickson, A.S., Jovanovic, I. (2018). Detectors in Active Interrogation. In: Jovanovic, I., Erickson, A. (eds) Active Interrogation in Nuclear Security. Advanced Sciences and Technologies for Security Applications. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-74467-4_6

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