Detecting Maritime Radiological/Nuclear Threats with Hybrid Imaging
- Magazine Article
- TBMG-20346
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The SuperMISTI detection system is a hybrid detection, identification, and imaging system for sources of gamma-ray radiation at stand-off distances. The system is based on the Mobile Imaging and Spectroscopic Threat Identification (MISTI) system designed for the Department of Homeland Security. The SuperMISTI system uses the high-resolution spectra of high-purity germanium (HPGe) detectors to detect and identify gamma-ray sources as well as coded aperture technology, and lower-cost NaI detectors to image and localize the detected sources. The system utilizes a modular design to allow the detection/identification and the imaging/ localization portions to be used separately or together, depending on the situation.