Methods for Reducing RF Interference for Improved NQR Detection of Landmines

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5089, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 107-118

  Long, Kathryn ^a   Deas, Robert ^a   Riley, Darren ^a   Gaskell, Michael ^a  

^a DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Detection; Landmine; NQR; RF interference

Indexed keywords

RADIO INTERFERENCE; SENSORS; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE;

LANDMINES; RADIOFREQUENCY (RF) SPECTROSCOPY;

ORDNANCE;

EID: 0242550766     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.486051     Document Type: Conference Paper

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