Faster, more accurate airborne radiation detection demonstrated in six-second helicopter flyovers
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Faster, more accurate airborne radiation detection demonstrated in six-second helicopter flyovers
A new radiation detection method correctly identified single and mixed radioactive sources during six-second helicopter flyovers, according to a University of Michigan Engineering and Paul Scherrer Institute study.
New Method Detects Radioactivity Quickly from Helicopters
NEWSWISE, Oct 27: Researchers from the University of Michigan and Switzerland's Paul Scherrer Institute developed a method for rapid detection of radioactivity from helicopters. This method can accurately identify and measure radioactive sources from nearly 100 feet in just seconds. Field tests in Switzerland successfully detected known radioactive sources during a helicopter flyover. The system
A method tested in Switzerland managed to identify unique and mixed radioactive sources during six-second helicopter overflights, with a location of up to two metres and accelerated calculations from days to microseconds. *** The system estimates the identity, activity and location of radioactive sources, even when signals arrive weak and distorted. Field tests were conducted in Switzerland with a military helicopter flying 30 metres high and ca…
Helicopter scans can pinpoint radiation sources in just six seconds
A new method can identify radioactive materials and estimate their location during a helicopter flyover lasting just six seconds, researchers report. In field tests, the approach located radiation sources within two meters and estimated their activity within two percentage points of the true values. It correctly identified both single sources and mixtures of radioactive materials. […]
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