An NQR study of the crystalline structure of TNT

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5415, Issue PART 1, 2004, Pages 510-520

  Deas, R M ^a   Gaskell, M J ^a   Long, K ^a   Peirson, N F ^b   Rowe, M D ^b   Smith, J A S ^b  

^a DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Detection; Explosive; NQR; TNT

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DATA PROCESSING; EXPLOSIVES; FREQUENCIES; NITROGEN OXIDES; RESONANCE; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

DETECTION; NQR; NUCLEAR QUADRUPOLE RESONANCE; TNT;

CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS;

EID: 10044243939     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.545029     Document Type: Conference Paper

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