Terahertz technology in global homeland security

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5781, Issue , 2005, Pages 22-31

  Woodward, Ruth M ^a  

^a Magdalen Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacillus anthracis; Biological; Chemical; Explosives; False alarm rate; Sensing; Sensitivity; Specificity; Spectroscopy; Terahertz

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; ELECTROMAGNETISM; EXPLOSIVES; FREQUENCIES; MICROORGANISMS; POLARIZATION; RADIATION EFFECTS; SOCIAL ASPECTS; SPECTROSCOPY; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BIOLOGICAL; CHEMICAL; FALSE ALARM RATE; SENSING; SENSITIVITY; SPECIFICITY; TERAHERTZ;

SECURITY SYSTEMS;

EID: 26444528948     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.606392     Document Type: Conference Paper

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