Standoff sensing of explosives using terahertz radiation

American Laboratory

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2006, Pages

  Federici, Johan ^a   Barat, Robert ^b   Gary, Dale ^a   Michalopoulou, Zoi Heleni ^a   Zimdars, David ^c  

^a NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c Picometrix Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROADBAND NETWORKS; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; RADIATION EFFECTS;

EXPLOSIVE DEVICES; EXPLOSIVES DETECTION; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; TERAHERTZ RADIATION;

EXPLOSIVES;

EID: 33748797425     PISSN: 00447749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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