Evaluation of PELAN as a landmine confirmation sensor

George Vourvopoulos; Robert A. Sullivan

doi:10.1117/12.666412

18 May 2006 Evaluation of PELAN as a landmine confirmation sensor

George Vourvopoulos, Robert A. Sullivan

Proceedings Volume 6217, Detection and Remediation Technologies for Mines and Minelike Targets XI; 62171P (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.666412
Event: Defense and Security Symposium, 2006, Orlando (Kissimmee), Florida, United States

Abstract

PELAN (the initials of Pulsed Elemental Analysis with Neutrons) is a device that has been developed to identify a landmine through the elemental constituents of its explosive. PELAN uses neutrons as the probing particles. The incident neutrons interact with the nuclei of the various chemical elements in the mine, emitting characteristic gamma rays that act as the fingerprints of the various chemical elements. PELAN is capable of identifying with the same probability of detection all types of high explosives (TNT, RDX etc.) either in plastic or metal encased landmines. Results of its evaluation with blind tests in Croatia and the US using anti-personnel and anti-tank landmines will be presented.

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George Vourvopoulos and Robert A. Sullivan "Evaluation of PELAN as a landmine confirmation sensor", Proc. SPIE 6217, Detection and Remediation Technologies for Mines and Minelike Targets XI, 62171P (18 May 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.666412

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