Explosives characterization in terahertz range

I. Maestrojuán; I. Palacios; D. Etayo; J. C. Iriarte; J. Teniente; I. Ederra; R. Gonzalo

doi:10.1117/12.898152

13 October 2011 Explosives characterization in terahertz range

I. Maestrojuán, I. Palacios, D. Etayo, J. C. Iriarte, J. Teniente, I. Ederra, R. Gonzalo

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Proceedings Volume 8188, Millimetre Wave and Terahertz Sensors and Technology IV; 81880N (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.898152
Event: SPIE Security + Defence, 2011, Prague, Czech Republic

Abstract

A Thz spectral characterization of the behaviour of different explosives is presented in this paper. This characterization will be done in the frequency range from 20 GHz to 4 THz using a Teraview Spectra 3000. This system has a capacity of measuring from 20 GHz to 4 THz fed by a laser source. With the Teraview Spectra 3000 equipment will be possible to calculate the refractive index, the absorbance and other important parameters of the explosive samples. With this study it will be possible to characterize some of the most common used explosives, i.e., gun explosive, gunpowder mine, pent, TNT, RDX, etc, and it will allow to determine their electromagnetic peculiarities in order to design a future imaging system that allow detecting them in security and defense sectors.

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I. Maestrojuán, I. Palacios, D. Etayo, J. C. Iriarte, J. Teniente, I. Ederra, and R. Gonzalo "Explosives characterization in terahertz range", Proc. SPIE 8188, Millimetre Wave and Terahertz Sensors and Technology IV, 81880N (13 October 2011); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.898152

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