A Feasibility Test of Land Mine Detection in a Desert Environment Using Neutron Back Scattering Imaging

Bom, V.R.; Ali, Abdelilah Musa; Osman, A. M.; El-Monem, A.M.A.; Kansouh, W.A.; Megahid, R.M.; Eijk, C.W.E. van

doi:10.1109/tns.2006.871663

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“…This is evident from previous tests performed in Egypt [16] as well as from measurements in the Delft test lane such as the one shown in Fig. 1.…”

Section: A Design Considerationssupporting

confidence: 65%

“…Mine detection times of less than a second are feasible when a sufficiently strong neutron source is used [16], [17]. NBS based systems can therefore be used to scan an area for land mines.…”

Section: B Neutron Back Scattering Principlesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The detector is based on the Delft DUNBID land mine system [17], [23], which was tested in Egypt [16], but which is not suitable for surface scanning. Scanning NBS land mine detectors do not exist at present.…”

Section: Escalad: the Egypt Scanning Land Minementioning

confidence: 99%

“…The Egypt SCAnning LAnd mine Detector (ESCALAD) consists of 16 proportional counter tubes with resistive wires (from Reuter-Stokes, Inc. Edison Park, 8499 Darrow Road Twinsburg, OH 44087-2398), mounted parallel in a flat encasing of 142 117 15 , perpendicular to the direction of scanning.…”

Section: B Constructionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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A Novel Scanning Land Mine Detector Based on the Technique of Neutron Back Scattering Imaging

Bom

Osman

Monem³

2008

IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.

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Abstract-The neutron back-scattering (NBS) technique is a well established method to find hydrogen in objects. It can be applied in land mine detection taking advantage of the fact that land mines are abundant in hydrogen.The NBS technique is suitable for land mine scanning e.g., seeking for land mines with a moving detector system, because of the high speed of operation. Scan speeds up to 800 mm/s are reported here depending on the intensity of the neutron source, the mine size and the depth at which the mine is buried.

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“…This is evident from previous tests performed in Egypt [16] as well as from measurements in the Delft test lane such as the one shown in Fig. 1.…”

Section: A Design Considerationssupporting

confidence: 65%

Section: B Neutron Back Scattering Principlesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Escalad: the Egypt Scanning Land Minementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: B Constructionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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A Novel Scanning Land Mine Detector Based on the Technique of Neutron Back Scattering Imaging

Bom

Osman

Monem³

2008

IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.

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“…Hydrogen measurements have been carried out by the DUNBID (Delft University Neutron Backscattering Imaging Detector), a particular apparatus (Figure 3a) used for the landmine research guarded at the IRI (Interfaculty Reactor Institute) of TU Delft, the Netherlands [7][8][9].…”

Section: Hydrogen Content By Neutron Probe Analysismentioning

confidence: 99%

Hydrogen content and calorific value of municipal solid waste: innovative quality control strategies of waste fed to incinerators

Bonifazi¹,

Serranti²,

Rem³

2008

WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment

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The composition of municipal solid waste (MSW) influences the incineration process. The high heat value of some materials contained in the waste and their moisture content affects the capacity of the process. In particular, the plastics presence negatively affects the incineration process: an increase of calorific value means a reduction of the capacity of the incineration plant. The throughput of the incinerator can be limited for both purely mechanical reasons and by thermal and mechanical overload. The thermal stress can be calculated starting from the calorific value of the waste fed to the incinerator. In this paper, innovative measurements of calorific value and hydrogen content of MSW fed to incinerators have been carried out, in order to improve the technical operation of incineration plants. A calorimetric bomb was used for waste heat measurements and a neutron probe analysis was tested for hydrogen content determination in waste. Measurements have been carried out on different typologies of household waste products characteristics of four towns in the Netherlands. A special waste sample holder was designed and different detection architectures based on neutron sensing techniques were utilised to perform hydrogen content analysis. Starting from the results achieved in this study the possibility to regulate the heat value of the waste and its combustion in order to optimize the incineration process has been envisaged.

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Neutron back scattering for the search of the Battle of Anghiari

Bom

Cosentino

Seracini

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Applied Radiation and Isotopes

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A Feasibility Test of Land Mine Detection in a Desert Environment Using Neutron Back Scattering Imaging

Cited by 6 publications

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A Novel Scanning Land Mine Detector Based on the Technique of Neutron Back Scattering Imaging

A Novel Scanning Land Mine Detector Based on the Technique of Neutron Back Scattering Imaging

Hydrogen content and calorific value of municipal solid waste: innovative quality control strategies of waste fed to incinerators

Neutron back scattering for the search of the Battle of Anghiari

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