known as gamma radiation, using high-purity germanium detectors. They are able to take very precise measurements of the number of gamma rays emitted by a material because the background detectors do ...

The nuclear security detection architecture (NSDA ... NSDA is to detect criminal and intentional unauthorized acts involving nuclear and other radioactive material. The threat of nuclear terrorism is ...

This location minimizes interference from cosmic antineutrinos and other background ... and disposal of radioactive materials. Despite its promise, antineutrino detection is still in its infancy.

Naturally occurring radioactive materials are present in its crust ... techniques and other consumer products such as luminized wrist watches, ionization smoke detectors, etc. We are also exposed to ...

It’s widely known that a smoke detector is a good ionizing radiation ... as the one he used ended up containing an interesting mix of radioactive materials, including small amounts of plutonium ...

All animal carcasses shall first be placed in a plastic bag and then in a brown paper biohazard material ... from background (the waste measures less than 2x the average background value in a low ...

A helicopter outfitted with radiological detection equipment has been making low-altitude flights over New Orleans and ...