SORMA West 2016

Session

Session 1A: Opening Plenary I

23 May 2016, 08:45

Clark Kerr Campus

Conveners

Session 1A: Opening Plenary I

• John Valentine (LBNL)

0. 1A-1: Welcome and Opening Remarks

Dr John Valentine (LBNL)

23/05/2016, 08:45

Welcome to SORMA West 2016 Focus on National & Homeland Security Clark Kerr Campus at University of California at Berkeley Social Events Invited Speakers

1. 1A-2: Glenn F. Knoll Memorial Lecture: Radiation Measurements - Concepts and Misconceptions

Valentin T. Jordanov (labZY, Santa Fe, NM, USA)

23/05/2016, 09:15

The salient characteristic of radiation measurements is the discrete nature of the measured substance. The radiation manifests itself as energetic quanta that are emitted and interact with the radiation detectors randomly in time. In addition, the radiation measurement signals are always subject to statistical fluctuations due to the nature of the radiation-matter interactions and the detector...