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An approach for development of high effective systems for remote detection of fissile materials and devices based on them is proposed. A use of the new generation of heavy scintillators to measure gammas in energy region above 3 MeV have several advantages.
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Drobychev, G.Y., Karneyeu, A.E., Mechinsky, V.A. (2013). Application of New Heavy Scintillation Crystals for Remote Detection of Fissile Materials. In: Vaseashta, A., Khudaverdyan, S. (eds) Advanced Sensors for Safety and Security. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series B: Physics and Biophysics. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7003-4_26
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