Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) airborne gamma spectrometry system for environmental and emergency response surveys

John Cardarelli II; Mark Thomas; Timothy Curry

doi:10.1117/12.863314

13 August 2010 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) airborne gamma spectrometry system for environmental and emergency response surveys

John Cardarelli II, Mark Thomas, Timothy Curry

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Proceedings Volume 7812, Imaging Spectrometry XV; 781205 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.863314
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2010, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

The EPA Airborne Spectral Photometric Environmental Collection Technology (ASPECT) Program provides airborne ortho-rectified imagery, video, chemical and now radiological information directly to emergency response personnel via a commercial satellite link onboard the aircraft. EPA initiated the ASPECT Gamma Emergency Mapper GEM Project in 2008 to improve its airborne gamma-screening and mapping capability for monitoring any ground-based gamma contamination. This paper will provide an overview of the system, which can be configured to carry six 2"x4"x16" NaI(Tl) detectors and two 3"x3" LaBr3(Ce) detectors or eight 2"x4"x16" NaI(Tl) detectors. The paper will provide an overview of the analysis of gamma radiation spectra, system limitations, and emergency response applications.

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John Cardarelli II, Mark Thomas, and Timothy Curry "Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) airborne gamma spectrometry system for environmental and emergency response surveys", Proc. SPIE 7812, Imaging Spectrometry XV, 781205 (13 August 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.863314

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