• DocumentCode
    2222730
  • Title

    Powder detection using THz imaging

  • Author

    Shaohong Wang ; Ferguson, B. ; Mannella, C. ; Abbott, D. ; Zhang, X.-C.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys., Rensselaer Polytech. Inst., Troy, NY, USA
  • fYear
    2002
  • fDate
    19-24 May 2002
  • Firstpage
    44
  • Abstract
    Summary form only given. The nondestructive scanning of mail envelopes and packages by a chirped probe beam THz imaging system is a topic of intense current interest. A large number of techniques are under investigation for the rapid screening of mad to detect illegal and/or harmful substances such as explosives, illicit drugs and bioterrorism substances such as the Anthrax causing bacterium Bacillus anthracis.
  • Keywords
    biological techniques; biomedical imaging; health hazards; high-speed optical techniques; powders; submillimetre wave imaging; Anthrax causing bacterium Bacillus anthracis; bioterrorism substances; chirped probe beam THz imaging system; explosives; harmful substances; illicit drugs; mail envelopes; mail packages; nondestructive scanning; rapid screening; terahertz imaging; Biomedical imaging; Occupational health and safety; Powders; Submillimeter wave imaging; Ultrafast optics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2002. QELS '02. Technical Digest. Summaries of Papers Presented at the
  • Conference_Location
    Long Beach, CA, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-708-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/QELS.2002.1031068
  • Filename
    1031068