Laser-derived X-ray method finds hidden nuclear materials

Laser-derived X-ray method finds hidden nuclear materials Lincoln NE (SPX) Dec 22, 2015 - Physicists at the Diocles Extreme Light Laboratory at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln have demonstrated that their unconventional laser-based X-ray machine could provide a new defense against nuclear terrorism. In proof-of-principle experiments, the UNL scientists used the laser-driven X-ray source to produce an image of a uranium disk no bigger than a stack of three nickels and hidden betwee ... more
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