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Answer: To detect bombs that may be smuggled onto
Chapter 19, Problem 69P(choose chapter or problem)
To detect bombs that may be smuggled onto airplanes, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will soon require all major airports in the United States to install thermal neutron analyzers. The thermal neutron analyzer will bombard baggage with low-energy neutrons, converting some of the nitrogen-14 nuclei to nitrogen15 , with simultaneous emission of \(\gamma\) rays. Because nitrogen content is usually high in explosives, detection of a high dosage of \(\gamma\) rays will suggest that a bomb may be present.
(a) Write an equation for the nuclear process.
(b) Compare this technique with the conventional X-ray detection method.
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QUESTION:
To detect bombs that may be smuggled onto airplanes, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will soon require all major airports in the United States to install thermal neutron analyzers. The thermal neutron analyzer will bombard baggage with low-energy neutrons, converting some of the nitrogen-14 nuclei to nitrogen15 , with simultaneous emission of \(\gamma\) rays. Because nitrogen content is usually high in explosives, detection of a high dosage of \(\gamma\) rays will suggest that a bomb may be present.
(a) Write an equation for the nuclear process.
(b) Compare this technique with the conventional X-ray detection method.
ANSWER:Step 1 of 3
From the given, The thermal neutron analyzer will bombard baggage with low-energy neutrons, converting some of the nitrogen-14 nuclei to nitrogen15, with simultaneous emission of rays. Because nitrogen content is usually high in explosives, detection of a high dosage of - rays will suggest that a bomb may be present.