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Real-time airborne radiation analysis and collection (RTARAC) searching for airborne species characteristic to nuclear proliferation

  • Application of Nuclear Techniques to Non-Proliferation Treaties and Weapons Detection
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An effective means of detecting airborne radioactive aerosol plumes has been developed and tested on aircraft platforms. The Real-Time Airborne Radiation Analysis and Collection (RTARAC) system was mounted in the wing pod of a Navy P-3 where it sampled 20 cubic meters of air per minute on each of eleven sequentially advanced filters. A 140% intrinsic gemanium detector counted radioactive particles collected on the 15 cm circular filters in real-time. Gamma-energy spectrum and near real-time analysis of the sample were displayed on a laptop computer.

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  1. Radiation Instrumentation and Applications Group, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Operated by Battelle for the U.S. Department of Energy, 99352, Richland, WA, USA

    J. E. Smart

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Smart, J.E. Real-time airborne radiation analysis and collection (RTARAC) searching for airborne species characteristic to nuclear proliferation. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 235, 105–108 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02385945

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