检测放射性物质新方法问世-
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Researchers at the University of Maryland have proposed a scheme for detecting a concealed source of radioactive material without searching containers(容器) one by one. Detection of radioactive material
concealed in shipping containers is important in the early prevention of "dirty" bomb construction. The concept, described in the Journal of Applied Physics, is based on the gamma-ray emission from the radioactive material that would pass through the shipping container walls and ionize(电离) the surrounding air. The facilitated(促进，帮助)
breakdown of the air in a focused beam of high-power, coherent, terahertz or infrared radiation would then be an indicator of the presence of the radioactive material. The gamma rays coming through the container walls could be detected by a pulsed electromagnetic source of duration between 10 ns to microseconds.
The team evaluated several candidate sources for this detection, including a 670-GHz gyrotron(震动陀螺仪) oscillator(振荡器) with
200-kW, 10-µs output pulses and a TEA CO2 laser with 30-MW, 100-ns output pulses. A system based on the 670-GHz gyrotron would have enhanced sensitivity and a range exceeding 10 m.
"It is not yet clear whether this approach to detection of nuclear
material is practical," says first author professor Victor Granatstein, "but it is worth pursuing since it might impact an important need related to National Security."
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