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32%OFFPietro Egidi (Ed.) - Detection of Nuclear Weapons and Materials - 9781607415121 - V9781607415121
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Detection of Nuclear Weapons and Materials

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Description for Detection of Nuclear Weapons and Materials Hardcover. Editor(s): Egidi, Pietro. Num Pages: 155 pages, colour photos, tables & charts. BIC Classification: JPWL; JWMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 261 x 184 x 16. Weight in Grams: 516.
Detection of nuclear weapons and special nuclear material (SNM) is crucial to thwarting nuclear proliferation and terrorism and to securing weapons and materials world-wide. Congress has funded a portfolio of detection R&D and acquisition programs, and has mandated inspection at foreign ports of all U.S.-bound cargo containers using two types of detection equipment. Nuclear weapons contain SNM, which produces unique or suspect signatures that can be detected. It emits radiation, notably gamma rays (high-energy photons) and neutrons. SNM is very dense, so it produces a bright image on a radiograph when X-rays or gamma rays are beamed through a container ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
155
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
515g
Number of Pages
155
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781607415121
SKU
V9781607415121
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