• DocumentCode
    2968190
  • Title

    Standoff distance detection of explosive materials with THz waves

  • Author

    Zhong, H. ; Redo, A. ; Chen, Y. ; Zhang, X.-C.

  • Author_Institution
    Center for THz Res., Rensselaer Polytech. Inst., Troy, NY, USA
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    19-23 Sept. 2005
  • Firstpage
    42
  • Abstract
    We report THz sensing of explosive materials placed up to 30 m away from the emitter. The absorption peak of RDX at 0.82 THz is measured using THz time domain spectroscopy (THz-TDS). Experimental results support the possibility of applying THz wave technology for remote sensing and detection of explosives and related compounds at long standoff distances.
  • Keywords
    explosions; remote sensing; submillimetre wave detectors; submillimetre wave measurement; submillimetre wave spectroscopy; 0.82 THz; THz sensing; THz time domain spectroscopy; THz wave technology; absorption peak; explosive materials detection; explosives detection; remote sensing; standoff distance detection; Absorption; Explosives; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Optical pulse generation; Optical reflection; Polyethylene; Probes; Spectroscopy; Surface emitting lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Infrared and Millimeter Waves and 13th International Conference on Terahertz Electronics, 2005. IRMMW-THz 2005. The Joint 30th International Conference on
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-9348-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICIMW.2005.1572397
  • Filename
    1572397