Equipped and ready to detect: Technology for nuclear security

• Autores: Joanne Liou
• Localización: Organismo Internacional de Energía Atómica Boletin, ISSN 0534-7297, Vol. 61, Nº. 1, 2020, págs. 22-23
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Just moments earlier, the detection system embedded in the officer’s backpack was triggered by a spike on the radiation monitor. On the outside, the backpack looks generic, but, on the inside, it is outfitted with a device to detect the presence of potentially harmful radioactive elements, as well as to identify their source.