Sensitive Detection Method May Help Impede Illicit Nuclear Trafficking

Tuesday, April 15, 2014 - 10:30 in Physics & Chemistry

According to a new study in the Journal of Applied Physics, coupling commercially available spectral X-ray detectors with a specialized algorithm can improve the detection of uranium and plutonium in small, layered objects such as baggage. This approach may provide a new tool to impede nuclear trafficking.

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