Experimental Testing of a Scintillation Device Designed to Detect COBALT-60 in Seeded Detonator Caps.

Abstract

Tests were conducted to determine the operating characteristics, capabilities, and limitations of a nuclear scintillation detection system developed by Catholic University of America for use in conjunction with the detection of Cobalt-60 in seeded explosive detonator caps. Results were generally favorable except for the inability of the device to detect rapidly moving sources and the relative ease with which a source might be shielded from the detector. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1965
Accession Number
ADA057828

Entities

People

  • Richard V. Grom

Organizations

  • Federal Aviation Administration

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Counter IED
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Background Radiation
  • Cardboard Boxes
  • Containers
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Count Rate Meters
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Electronic Equipment
  • Electronics
  • Energy Bands
  • Explosives
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Radioactive Materials
  • Shielding
  • Time Intervals
  • Warning Systems

Fields of Study

  • Physics

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  • Munitions and Ordnance Engineering
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.
  • Software Engineering