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Cargo scanning is just one use for neutron scanning. I've turned up 6 refs for neutron scanning applications in
strain measurement, radioactive waste characterization, archaeology, tank measurements, weld evaluations, nuclear fuel fabrication. There are still more uses out there. For this reason, I recommend against redirecting to a cargo scanning section. As for merging, there's now a lot to merge. --A. B.(
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Are any of those sources secondary? I see a lot of academic publications there, which certainly establish verifiability, but without SIGCOV by secondary sources, we don't have the notability we need for a standalone article on the subject. That is why I suggested a merger to a notable topic. For a section there, we don't need independent notability, just verifiability. If Non-intrusive cargo scanning isn't the best target, I'd be happy to consider others.
Owen×☎20:34, 14 December 2023 (UTC)reply
Keep. As I noted when I removed the PROD tag, numerous
Google Scholarresults indicate neutron scanners are notable. I recommend checking Google Scholar as a "WP:BEFORE" step before deleting this kind of article - it turns up stuff a normal Google Search does not. Also, I note that the article has refs. I appreciate all the many hours
Chidgk1 puts every week into purging unreferenced junk from Wikipedia; this one, however, is a keeper. --A. B.(
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Chidgk1: you are free to change your mind, and strike out (not delete!) your initial nomination reasoning here. But once any editor has expressed a view other than "Keep" in an AfD, it cannot be circumvented. Please see
WP:WITHDRAWN for details. I also restored your AfD notice on the article, as required. Please leave it there until this AfD is properly closed by an uninvolved editor. Thank you.
Owen×☎18:28, 14 December 2023 (UTC)reply
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