BAE Systems PLC
RADIATION DETECTOR

Abstract:

A radiation backscatter detector assembly comprising: a source array comprising source components (110, 115) for irradiating a shared sample location, at least two source components of the array generating radiation in different respective source energy bands; a detector array comprising detector elements (500, 220) for detecting backscattered radiation detection events from different respective spatial portions of the shared sample location, the detector elements each generating a pulse output in response to each radiation detection event it detects; and an energy meter (325) for measuring the energies of the pulse outputs by different respective detector elements.