MATERIAL DETECTION WITH NRF USING TUNABLE PHOTON SOURCES

摘要

Methods and systems for detecting potential items of interest in target samples, using nuclear resonance fluorescence, utilize incident photon (14, 12) spectra that are narrower than bremsstrahlung spectra but overlap nuclear resonances in elements of interest for purposes of detection, such as but not limited to the detection of threats in luggage containers (22) being scanned.