DETECTION AND ANALYSIS OF UNCHARGED PARTICLES USING CONSUMER-GRADE CCDS John A.Cummings1,James W.Deaton2,Charles T.Hess2,Samuel T.Hess2(1.Department of Physics and Astronomy,University of Maine,120 Bennett Hall,Orono,ME 04469-5709)Abstract:In the current climate of increased global terrorism,the threat of a radiological incident is becoming more realistic than ever,and as such,the necessity of early-warning detection is paramount to national security.To assist with this need,we have investigated the detection of uncharged particle emissions from radiological sources using charged-coupled devices(CCDs),which are contained within a variety of products,including consumer cellphones and traffic cameras.
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