Quantum sensors sharpen X-ray measurements for nuclear monitoring

NIST-Developed Quantum Sensors Improve Nuclear Monitoring

Learn how NIST researchers are using superconducting quantum sensors to sharpen X-ray measurements, and see why filtering out background noise could make nuclear material measurements both more precise and faster to evaluate at nuclear power plants.

Quantum sensors sharpen X-ray measurements for nuclear monitoring

NIST-developed transition-edge sensors measured interfering X-ray emissions from uranium, plutonium and neptunium with reduced uncertainty, providing a more precise basis for gamma-ray analysis of nuclear material.