D.C. Petersen
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
5 Papers
74 Citations
D.C. Petersen is an academic researcher from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. The author has contributed to research in topics: Fission products & Nuclear fission product. The author has an hindex of 3, co-authored 5 publications.
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Papers
Preliminary results utilizing high-energy fission product γ-rays to detect fissionable material in cargo
D Slaughter,M.R. Accatino,Adam Bernstein,J. A. Church,Marie-Anne Descalle,Thomas B. Gosnell,J.M. Hall,A. Loshak,D. Manatt,G.J. Mauger,T.L. Moore,Eric B. Norman,B.A. Pohl,J. Pruet,D.C. Petersen,R.S. Walling,D.L. Weirup,Stanley G. Prussin,M. McDowell +18 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a concept for detecting the presence of special nuclear material (235U or 239Pu) concealed in intermodal cargo containers is described, based on interrogation with a pulsed beam of 7-MeV neutrons that produce fission events and their β-delayed neutron emission or β delayed high-energy γ radiation between beam pulses provide the detection signature.
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The nuclear car wash: A system to detect nuclear weapons in commercial cargo shipments
D Slaughter,M.R. Accatino,Adam Bernstein,P. Biltoft,J. A. Church,M.-A. Descalle,J.M. Hall,D. Manatt,G.J. Mauger,T Moore,Eric B. Norman,D.C. Petersen,J. Pruet,Stanley G. Prussin +13 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a concept for detecting the presence of special nuclear material (235U or 239Pu) concealed in intermodal cargo containers has been developed, studied, and recent performance results are described.
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Comparison of tests with14-MeV neutrons to a Monte Carlo model for interrogation of thick cargos for clandestine fissionable materials
Stanley G. Prussin,Marie-Anne Descalle,J.M. Hall,J. Pruet,D Slaughter,M.R. Accatino,O Alford,S. J. Asztalos,Adam Bernstein,J. A. Church,Thomas B. Gosnell,A. Loshak,Norman W. Madden,D. Manatt,G.J. Mauger,A. Meyer,T.L. Moore,Eric B. Norman,B.A. Pohl,D.C. Petersen,B. Rusnak,T.B. Sundsmo,W.K. Tenbrook,R.S. Walling +23 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a Monte Carlo model was developed for interrogation of fissionable material embedded in thick cargos when high-energy β-delayed γ-rays are detected following neutron-induced fission.
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Early results utilizing high-energy fission product (gamma) rays to detect fissionable material in cargo
D Slaughter,M.R. Accatino,A Bernstein,Jennifer Church,M A Descalle,Thomas B. Gosnell,J Hall,A. Loshak,D. Manatt,G.J. Mauger,M. McDowell,T M Moore,E B Norman,B Pohl,J. Pruet,D.C. Petersen,R.S. Walling,D.L. Weirup,S G Prussin +18 more
- 30 Sep 2004
TL;DR: In this article, a concept for detecting the presence of special nuclear material (sup 235}U or {sup 239}Pu) concealed in intermodal cargo containers is described.
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Optimized performance for neutron interrogation to detect SNM
D R Slaughter,S J Asztalos,P J Biltoft,J A Church,Marie-Anne Descalle,J.M. Hall,T C Luu,D R Manatt,G.J. Mauger,E B Norman,D.C. Petersen,J. Pruet,S G Prussin +12 more
- 14 Feb 2007
TL;DR: In this article, a system for detecting a 5 kg solid sphere of high-enriched uranium (HEU) even when deeply embedded in commercial cargo containers was presented, and the conditions necessary to meet these goals were demonstrated in experimental measurements even when the SNM was deeply buried in any commercial cargo.
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