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Attributes and Templates from Active Measurements with (252)CF.

DE2002751985

Publication Date	2000
Personal Author	Mihalczo, J. T.; Mattingly, J. K.
Page Count	12
Abstract	Active neutron interrogation is useful for the detection of shielded HEU and could also be used for Pu. In an active technique, fissile material is stimulated by an external neutron source to produce fission with the emanation of neutrons and gamma rays. The time distribution of particles leaving the fissile material is measured with respect to the source emission in a variety of ways. A variety of accelerator and radioactive sources can be used. Active interrogation of nuclear weapons/components can be used in two ways: template matching or attribute estimation. Template matching compares radiation signatures with known reference signatures and for treaty applications has the problem of authentication of the reference signatures along with storage and retrieval of templates. Attribute estimation determines for example, the fissile mass from various features of the radiation signatures and does not require storage of radiation signatures but does require calibration, which can be repeated as necessary.
Keywords	Nuclear material management Highly enriched uranuim Y-12 Plant California 252 Nuclear weapons
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant, TN.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200314

Attributes and Templates from Active Measurements with (252)CF.

Attributes and Templates from Active Measurements with (252)CF.
DE2002751985

Publication Date	2000
Personal Author	Mihalczo, J. T.; Mattingly, J. K.
Page Count	12
Abstract	Active neutron interrogation is useful for the detection of shielded HEU and could also be used for Pu. In an active technique, fissile material is stimulated by an external neutron source to produce fission with the emanation of neutrons and gamma rays. The time distribution of particles leaving the fissile material is measured with respect to the source emission in a variety of ways. A variety of accelerator and radioactive sources can be used. Active interrogation of nuclear weapons/components can be used in two ways: template matching or attribute estimation. Template matching compares radiation signatures with known reference signatures and for treaty applications has the problem of authentication of the reference signatures along with storage and retrieval of templates. Attribute estimation determines for example, the fissile mass from various features of the radiation signatures and does not require storage of radiation signatures but does require calibration, which can be repeated as necessary.
Keywords	Nuclear material management Highly enriched uranuim Y-12 Plant California 252 Nuclear weapons
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant, TN.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200314