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One of the most promising methods of detection of hidden explosives and other dangerous substances is the so-called, “neutron in, gamma out” technique. The main idea of this method consists in irradiation of suspicious object or volume with neutrons and measurement of secondary γ-radiation caused by interaction of neutrons with the material of the irradiated object. Different chemical elements produce different characteristic γ-radiation as a result of inelastic scattering or capture of neutrons. By decomposing measured γ-spectra into contributions from different chemical elements, one can obtain elemental composition of the explored object and thus determine whether it contains hazardous (e.g. explosive) material or not.
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Evsenin, A.V., Kuznetsov, A.V., Osetrov, O.I., Vakhtin, D.N. (2004). Detection of Hidden Explosives by Nanosecond Neutron Analysis Technique. In: Schubert, H., Kuznetsov, A. (eds) Detection of Bulk Explosives Advanced Techniques against Terrorism. NATO Science Series, vol 138. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0962-1_10
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