To detect bombs that may be smuggled onto airplanes, the
Chapter 20, Problem 76AP(choose chapter or problem)
To detect bombs that may be smuggled onto airplanes, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) w ill 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 nitrogcn-15. w ith simultaneous emission of ? rays. Because nitrogen content is usually high in explosives, detection of a high dosage of ? rays w ill 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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