Status of research and development of learning-based approaches in nuclear science and engineering: A review

M Gomez-Fernandez, K Higley, A Tokuhiro… - … Engineering and Design, 2020 - Elsevier
Nuclear technology industries have increased their interest in using data-driven methods to
improve safety, reliability, and availability of assets. To do so, it is important to understand …

Quantitative analysis of NaI (Tl) gamma-ray spectrometry using an artificial neural network

J Kim, KT Lim, J Kim, C Kim, B Jeon, K Park… - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2019 - Elsevier
In this manuscript, we propose an algorithm based on an artificial neural network (ANN) for
the analysis of the NaI (Tl) gamma-ray spectra with radioisotope (RI) mixtures to identify RIs …

Mode-Driven explainable artificial intelligence approach for estimating background radiation spectrum in a measurement applicable to nuclear security

M Alamaniotis - Annals of Nuclear Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
This study introduces an explainable artificial intelligence (XAI) approach designed to
estimate background spectra in unknown spectral measurements. The approach combines …

A comparison of machine learning methods to classify radioactive elements using prompt-gamma-ray neutron activation data

J Mathew, R Kshirsagar, DZ Abidin, J Griffin… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
The detection of illicit radiological materials is critical to establishing a robust second line of
defence in nuclear security. Neutron-capture prompt-gamma activation analysis (PGAA) can …

Precise gamma-ray spectrum stabilization using full spectral information

H Shahabinejad, D Sudac, M Alamaniotis… - Radiation Physics and …, 2024 - Elsevier
One of the most important steps in recording, processing and analyzing gamma-ray spectra
is stabilizing the measured spectrum. Baseline shifts and gain changes of any origin …

Analysis of complex gamma-ray spectra using particle swarm optimization

H Shahabinejad, N Vosoughi - … and Methods in Physics Research Section …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Analysis of gamma-ray spectra is an important step for identification and
quantification of radionuclides in a sample. In this paper a new gamma-ray spectra analysis …

Survey of Machine Learning Approaches in Radiation Data Analytics Pertained to Nuclear Security

M Alamaniotis, A Heifetz - Advances in Machine Learning/Deep Learning …, 2022 - Springer
The increasing concerns over the use of nuclear materials for malevolent purposes (ie,
terrorist attacks) have fueled the interest in develo** technologies that can detect hidden …