Viability of Using a Dense Plasma Focus Device for Shipping Container Interrogation

摘要

The objective of this work is to demonstrate that a Dense Plasma Focus (DPF) device has considerable potential to find hidden fissionable materials inside shipping containers. Other interrogation work such as that of Slaughter (2003) or the Department of Homeland Security (2008) has focused on using neutron generators and LINACs to produce pulse trains of either neutrons or X-rays.