• DocumentCode
    1985628
  • Title

    Inspection of C-4 mail bomb by terahertz spectroscopy

  • Author

    Yamamoto, Kohji ; Yamaguchi, Mariko ; Miyamaru, Fumiaki ; Tani, Masahiko ; Hangyo, Masanori ; Ikeda, Takeshi ; Matsushita, Akira ; Koide, Kenji ; Tatsuno, Michiaki ; Minami, Yukio

  • Author_Institution
    Res. Center for Superconductor Photonics, Osaka Univ., Japan
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2004
  • fDate
    16-21 May 2004
  • Abstract
    We examined applicability of THz-time-domain spectroscopy (THz-TDS) to detection of explosives. Explosives C-4, used in almost all mail-bomb terrorisms, show five characteristic THz-bands. We confirm innovative adaptation of THz techniques for counterterrorism of mail-bombs.
  • Keywords
    explosions; infrared spectra; inspection; nondestructive testing; security; submillimetre wave spectra; submillimetre wave spectroscopy; terrorism; C-4 explosives; C-4 mail bomb; bomb inspection; counterterrorism; mail-bomb terrorisms; plastic explosives; terahertz spectroscopy; time-domain spectroscopy;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Francisco, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-777-6
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    1361238