• DocumentCode
    976789
  • Title

    Fighting terrorism with terahertz

  • Author

    Galoda, Shagun ; Singh, G.

  • Volume
    26
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    2007
  • Firstpage
    24
  • Lastpage
    29
  • Abstract
    The terahertz region of the electromagnetic spectrum is emerging as a powerful weapon in the war on terrorism and illicit drug trafficking. There is still much work to be done in developing the technology, but it shows an amazing ability to single out explosives, fertilizer bombs, chemical and biological agents, and narcotics by their characteristic transmission and reflection properties in the terahertz range.
  • Keywords
    submillimetre wave imaging; submillimetre wave spectroscopy; terrorism; fertilizer bombs; illicit drug trafficking; submillimetre wave imaging; submillimetre wave spectroscopy; terahertz radiation; terrorism; Chemical technology; Drugs; Electromagnetic spectrum; Explosives; Fertilizers; Pharmaceutical technology; Reflection; Submillimeter wave technology; Terrorism; Weapons;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Potentials, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0278-6648
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MPOT.2007.906117
  • Filename
    4383328
    • Link To Document
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