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Results of 5-year task are described on the research and development of the advanced explosive detection system by using a compact discharge-type fusion neutron source called Inertial-Electrostatic Confinement fusion (IECF) device and directional γ-ray detectors made of BGO and NaI. With >107 neutrons/s stably produced in CW operation, 10.8 and 2.22 MeV γ-rays from neutron-capture reactions with nitrogen and hydrogen atoms in explosives (TNT, RDX) are detected well, showing promising features for bulk explosive detections.
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Masuda, K. et al. (2008). Directional Detection of Nitrogen and Hydrogen in Explosives by Use of a DD-Fusion-Driven Thermal Neutron Source. In: Schubert, H., Kuznetsov, A. (eds) Detection of Liquid Explosives and Flammable Agents in Connection with Terrorism. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series B: Physics and Biophysics. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-8466-9_15
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