GAMOS based simulation using gamma back- scattered photons count method for mine detection

Abstract

Mine detection is one of the major fields that has been improving since the end of World War II. Due to the importance of saving lives, it's a necessity to detect a mine before it is triggered. The variety of mine types created the variety of ways and methods to detect them The most commonly used method to detect mines is using a metal detector. However, sometimes metal detectors are not ideal to be used for mine detection due to lack of conductive materials in the mine. The objective is to develop a method to detect mines from both metallic and non-metallic materials, by using a gamma ray emitter source and a GAM OS simulation toolkit to simulate this situation. Back scattered photon counting was the method used, which works for mines made of both light and heavy materials.