Real-time airborne radiation analysis and collection (RTARAC) searching for airborne species characteristic to nuclear proliferation |
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| Authors: | J E Smart |
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| Institution: | (1) Radiation Instrumentation and Applications Group, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Operated by Battelle for the U.S. Department of Energy, 99352 Richland, WA, USA |
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| Abstract: | An effective means of detecting airborne radioactive aerosol plumes has been developed and tested on aircraft platforms. The
Real-Time Airborne Radiation Analysis and Collection (RTARAC) system was mounted in the wing pod of a Navy P-3 where it sampled
20 cubic meters of air per minute on each of eleven sequentially advanced filters. A 140% intrinsic gemanium detector counted
radioactive particles collected on the 15 cm circular filters in real-time. Gamma-energy spectrum and near real-time analysis
of the sample were displayed on a laptop computer. |
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