Year
1995
Abstract
The Safeguards Technology Program at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is developing systems based on a compact electromechanically cooled high-purity germanium (HPGe) detector. This detector system broadens the practicality of performing high-resolution gamma-ray spectrometry in the field. Utilizing portable computers, multi-channel analyzers and software these systems greatly improve the ease of performing mobile high-resolution gamma-ray spectrometry. Using industrial computers, we can construct systems that will run autonomously for extended periods of time without operator input or maintenance. These systems can start or make decisions based on sensor inputs rather than operator interactions. Such systems can provide greater capability for wider domain of safeguards, treaty verification applications, and other unattended, autonomous or in-situ applications.