Authors: Donivan R Porterfield Lav Tandon Alexander A Plionis David J Mercer Dominic S Peterson John D Auxier
Publish Date: 2009/09/01
Volume: 282, Issue: 3, Pages: 865-
Abstract
The development of two generations of a onedimensional gamma mapping system is described These systems use highZ shielding linear stage and a highpurity germanium detector Application to items of forensic interest is described and results for such items are presented The presented results show the fission product 137Cs and activation product 60Co distributions along onedimension of an archival itemWe would like to acknowledge support from the Los Alamos National Laboratory Nonproliferation Security and Technology Program Office and International Technology Office towards the procurement of key components of the described second generation gamma mapping system General support for the utilized nuclear facilities and operating personnel of Los Alamos National Laboratory LANL is provided by the National Nuclear Security Administration of the US Department of Energy LANL is operated by Los Alamos National Security LLC under contract DEAC5206NA25396
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