A dual-purpose ion-accelerator concept, capable of serving as radiation source in a versatile, nuclear-reaction-based cargo inspection system, is presented. The system will automatically and reliably detect small, operationally-relevant quantities of concealed explosives and special nuclear materials (SNM). It will be cost-effective, employing largely-common hardware, but different reactions/DAQ-modes. Typical expected throughput is 10-20 aviation containers/hr. PACS: 25.20.Dc; 25.40.Ny; 27.20.+n; 29.27.Fh; 79.77.+g; 89.20.Bb; 89.20.Dd Keywords: Cargo inspection; Nuclear-reaction-based methods; Explosives detection; SNM detection
@article{arxiv.1001.3255,
title = {A Dual-Purpose Ion-Accelerator for Nuclear-Reaction-Based Explosives-and SNM-Detection in Massive Cargo},
author = {M. B. Goldberg and V. Dangendorf and D. Vartsky and D. Bar and R. Böttger and M. Brandis and B. Bromberger and G. Feldman and E. Friedman and D. Heflinger and R. Lauck and S. Löb and P. Maier-Komor and I. Mardor and I. Mor and K. -H. Speidel and K. Tittelmeier and M. Weierganz},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1001.3255},
year = {2010}
}