Detecting dirty bomb material with ESA gamma-ray technology

Thanks to ESA and UK technology transfer support, a British company has developed a device based on the gamma-ray detection equipment used in ESA’s Integral astronomy satellite to detect and identify the radioactive material mixed with conventional explosives in ‘dirty bombs’.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news144597130.html">Detecting dirty bomb material with ESA gamma-ray technology</a></p> <p>Thanks to ESA and UK technology transfer support, a British company has developed a device based on the gamma-ray detection equipment used in ESA’s Integral astronomy satellite to detect and identify the radioactive material mixed with conventional explosives in ‘dirty bombs’.</p>