IAEA-CN-115-59 · The Use of Neutron Generators for the Detection of Illicit Materials in the Sea Transportation System

G. Nebbia¹, M. Lunardon¹, S. Moretto¹, S. Pesente¹, G. Viesti¹, A. Fontana², A. Zenoni², M. Cinausero³, S. Blagus⁴, K. Nad⁴, J. Obodhas⁴, D. Sudac⁴, V. Valkovic⁴, D. Matika⁵

¹I.N.F.N. and Dipartimanto di Fisica dell’Universita’ di Padova, Italy
²I.N.F.N. Pavia and Dipartimento di Ingegneria Dell’Universita’ di Brescia, Italy
³I.N.F.N. Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro, Italy
⁴Institute Ruder Boskovic, Zagreb, Croatia
⁵ Department of Defence, Croatia

Abstract: A prototype of portable sealed neutron generator has been recently built to deliver 14 MeV neutron beams tagged by a YAP:Ce α-particle detector. In order to produce simultaneously multiple neutron beams to irradiate complex samples, a study of the position sensitivity of the α-particle detector has been performed. Possible applications in the sea cargo inspections for illicit trafficking and future developments of the Tagged Neutron Inspection System (TNIS) concept are discussed.

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