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Current results are described on the R&D of an anti-personnel landmine detection system by using a discharge-type fusion neutron source. Landmines are to be identified through neutron-captured γ-rays of specific energies by hydrogen and nitrogen atoms in the explosives. Improvements in the neutron source have been made to achieve a dc neutron production rate of 4×106 sec-1 by a compact device of 200 mm diameter. Also a BGO/NaI(TI) combined scintillation detector has been developed for a well collimated γ-ray detection with an enhanced signal to noise ratio. The results by using an imitator suggest promising and practical features for landmine detection.
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MASUDA, K. et al. (2006). RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ON HUMANITARIAN LANDMINE DETECTION SYSTEM BY A COMPACT DISCHARGE-TYPE D-D FUSION NEUTRON SOURCE. In: Schubert, H., Kuznetsov, A. (eds) Detection and Disposal of Improvised Explosives. NATO Security through Science Series. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-4887-6_15
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