Active Interrogation in Nuclear Security Science, Technology and Systems /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Jovanovic, Igor (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Erickson, Anna S. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Advanced Sciences and Technologies for Security Applications,
• Subjects: System safety.; Nuclear energy.; Nuclear physics.; Materials science.; Physical measurements.; Measurement .; Security Science and Technology.; Nuclear Energy.; Particle and Nuclear Physics.; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials.; Measurement Science and Instrumentation.

This volume constitutes the state-of-the-art in active interrogation, widely recognized as indispensable methods for addressing current and future nuclear security needs. Written by a leading group of science and technology experts, this comprehensive reference presents technologies and systems in t...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• chapter 1 Introduction
• chapter 2 Measurement needs and challenges in nuclear security
• chapter 3 Features and limitations of passive measurements
• chapter 4 Foundations of active measurements
• chapter 5 Radiation sources for active interrogation
• chapter 6 Detectors and measurement techniques
• chapter 7 Data acquisition and processing systems
• chapter 8 Modeling and simulation
• chapter 9 Data interpretation and algorithms
• chapter 10 Examples of active measurement systems
• chapter 11 Radiation dose in various systems
• chapter 12 Science and technology trends
• Conclusion.