https://doi.org/10.1140/epjst/e2014-02177-y
Review
Application of Laser Compton Scattered gamma-ray beams to nondestructive detection and assay of nuclear material
1 Quantum Beam Science Directorate, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Tokai, Ibaraki 3191195, Japan
2 Quantum Beam Science Directorate, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Kizugawa, Kyoto 6190215, Japan
3 Integrated Support Center for Nuclear Security and Safeguards, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Tokai, Ibaraki 3191118, Japan
Received: 13 March 2014
Revised: 24 March 2014
Published online: 4 June 2014
Generation of energy-tunable gamma-rays via Laser Compton Scattering is of great interest for scientific studies and applications of “MeV” photons which interact with nuclei. One of the promising applications of such energy-tunable gamma-rays is the nondestructive detection and assay of nuclides which are necessary for nuclear security and safeguards. We are developing technologies relevant to gamma-ray nondestructive detection and assay, which include a high-brightness gamma-ray source based on modern laser and accelerator technologies, and gamma-ray measurement methods optimized for highly radioactive samples.
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