The non-invasive inspection of baggage using coherent X-ray scattering

Author

Jupp, I.D. ; Durrant, P.T. ; Ramsden, D. ; Carter, T. ; Dermody, G. ; Pleasants, I.B. ; Burrows, D. ; Mackenzie, S.J.

Author_Institution

Southampton Univ., UK

Volume

2

fYear

1998

fDate

1998

Firstpage

1006

Abstract

An inspection technique based on angular dispersive X-ray diffraction (ADXRD) has been developed to provide chemically specific detection of explosives for security screening applications. The technique identifies explosives from benign materials using the characteristic Bragg features seen in coherently scattered X-rays. To implement this technique in a prototype screening system, a detector has been designed which, when coupled with the appropriate analysis algorithm, provides chemically specific material identification

Keywords

X-ray chemical analysis; X-ray detection; X-ray diffraction; X-ray imaging; X-ray scattering; explosions; inspection; nondestructive testing; security; ADXRD; X-ray detector; angular dispersive X-ray diffraction; benign materials; characteristic Bragg features; chemically specific detection; coherent X-ray scattering; coherently scattered X-rays; explosives; material identification; noninvasive baggage inspection; prototype; security screening; Algorithm design and analysis; Chemical analysis; Dispersion; Explosives; Inspection; Security; X-ray detection; X-ray detectors; X-ray diffraction; X-ray scattering;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Nuclear Science Symposium, 1998. Conference Record. 1998 IEEE

Conference_Location

Toronto, Ont.

ISSN

1082-3654

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5021-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/NSSMIC.1998.774336

Filename

774336