Impacts of terahertz scattering on the reflection spectrum for explosive detection

Zhen Zhou; Antao Chen; John X. Zhang; Lisa M. Zurk; Brian Orlowski; Eric I. Thorsos; Dale P. Winebrenner; Larry R. Dalton

doi:10.1117/12.733305

26 September 2007 Impacts of terahertz scattering on the reflection spectrum for explosive detection

Zhen Zhou, Antao Chen, John X. Zhang, Lisa M. Zurk, Brian Orlowski, Eric I. Thorsos, Dale P. Winebrenner, Larry R. Dalton

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Proceedings Volume 6772, Terahertz Physics, Devices, and Systems II; 67720T (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.733305
Event: Optics East, 2007, Boston, MA, United States

Abstract

The effects of surface scattering on terahertz reflection spectrum for explosive detection are studied by measuring terahertz reflection pulses from sandpapers with different roughness coated with gold. The experimental results show that the amplitude decrease and pulse broadening of the detected signal caused by the surface scattering result in the width reduction of Gaussian distribution of the specular scattering coefficient spectrum. A simple analytical model is applied to the analysis of experimental results and good agreements are obtained.

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Zhen Zhou, Antao Chen, John X. Zhang, Lisa M. Zurk, Brian Orlowski, Eric I. Thorsos, Dale P. Winebrenner, and Larry R. Dalton "Impacts of terahertz scattering on the reflection spectrum for explosive detection", Proc. SPIE 6772, Terahertz Physics, Devices, and Systems II, 67720T (26 September 2007); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.733305

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