Portable system for nuclear, chemical agent, and explosives identification

The FRIS/PINS hybrid integrates the LLNL-developed Field Radionuclide Identification System (FRIS) with the INEEL- developed Portable Isotopic Neutron Spectroscopy (PINS) chemical assay system to yield a combined general radioisotope, special nuclear material (SNM), and chemical weapons/explosives (CWE) detection and identification system. The PINS system uses a neutron source and a high- purity germanium (gamma) -ray detector. The FRIS system uses an electromechanically cooled germanium detector and its own analysis software to detect and identify SNM and other radioisotopes. The FRIS/PINS combined system also uses the electromechanically-cooled germanium detector. There is no other currently available integrated technology that can combine an active neutron interrogation and analysis capability for CWE with a passive radioisotope measurement and identification capability for SNM.© (1999) COPYRIGHT SPIE--The International Society for Optical Engineering. Downloading of the abstract is permitted for personal use only.