Landmine detection with the neutron backscattering method

Datema, C.P.; Bom, V.R.; Eijk, C.W.E. van

doi:10.1109/23.958728

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“…The smaller the value, the higher the mine detection sensitivity. Basic counting statistics arguments lead to (1) where is the count rate without a mine in a certain detector area, and is the ratio of the mine/no-mine count rates in that area. So, a high sensitivity may not only be obtained with a high mine/no-mine signal ratio, but also with a high count rate.…”

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“…It is a slow method and therefore not very well suited for scanning a surface for mines. The second method, called neutron backscattering (NBS) [1]- [5] relies on the thermalization of fast neutrons. In this technique a thermal neutron detector monitors slow neutrons which emerge form the soil while irradiating the soil volume under investigation with fast neutrons.…”

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“…Since 1998, different detector system have been developed and tested [1], [6]. They have demonstrated the feasibility of the NBS method.…”

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Land mine detection with neutron back scattering imaging using a neutron generator

Bom

Ali

Eijk

2006

IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.

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Abstract-The neutron back scattering technique may be used to search for low-metallic land mines. An advantage of this technique is the speed of detection: the scanning speed may be made comparable to that of a metal detector. The method is sensitive to soil moisture. A limitation of the method is therefore that the soil must be sufficiently dry. The neutrons are produced with a pulsed neutron generator. An image of the back scattered thermal neutron radiation is obtained with a two dimensional position sensitive detector. Getting optimal settings for the detector system is described. The mine detection time as function of the neutron pulse parameters is investigated. Results with various dummy mines are presented.

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Land mine detection with neutron back scattering imaging using a neutron generator

Bom

Ali

Eijk

2006

IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.

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“…The NBS demining technique [12]- [15] is based on the high concentration of hydrogen in land mines, which is present in the explosive chemicals, but also in the plastic parts of the land mine e.g., the casing.…”

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

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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 method is based on the measurement of high energy neutrons moderated due to the hydrogen content of explosive and plastic case of the landmine. In this way, a landmine of buried in the irradiated soil can be determined by counting of low energy backscattered neutrons depending on the hydrogen content of the soil [6,7]. NBS based systems can be used to scan an area where the landmine was buried, because of the advantage of high-speed of NBS method when a sufficiently strong neutron source is used [8].…”

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Using of Boron Waste as a Shielding Material on Landmine Detection with NBS Imaging Technique

Baysoy

2016

Acta Phys. Pol. A

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Boron wastes are produced as a result of production route of boron products and these wastes still contain a small amount of boron. In order to understand the possible use of boron waste in non-metallic landmine detection as a shielding, Monte Carlo simulations were applied by neutron backscattering imaging technique using two different neutron sources of 252 Cf and deuterium-deuterium (D-D) reaction. NBS imaging detector system consists of a group of thermal neutron 3 He detectors. To investigate the performance of the landmine detection system, a suitable shield around the neutron source was designed and this system was tested for localisation of buried landmine.

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Landmine detection with the neutron backscattering method

Cited by 35 publications

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Land mine detection with neutron back scattering imaging using a neutron generator

Land mine detection with neutron back scattering imaging using a neutron generator

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

Using of Boron Waste as a Shielding Material on Landmine Detection with NBS Imaging Technique

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