The decision to forgo underground nuclear testing and to restrict the nuclear stockpile to a smaller number of weapons has required DOE and its laboratories to rethink their role in stockpile stewardship. Much of this reassessment has been embodied in the philosophy of science-based rather than test-based stockpile stewardship.

Proton radiography offers several advantages over conventional x-ray techniques for radiographing thick, dense, dynamic systems. Additionally, proton radiography provides the unique possibility of measuring both the density and the material composition of a test object with a pulsed system.

Interactive Tour

Proton Radiography at LANSCE explained in an interactive, animated tour. FLASH plugin required. Audio narrative included. >> Tour