Far-infrared spectroscopic characterization of explosives for security applications using broadband terahertz time-domain spectroscopy

Applied Spectroscopy

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 638-643

  Fan, W H ^a   Burnett, A ^a   Upadhya, P C ^a   Cunningham, J ^a   Linfield, E H ^a   Davies, A G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Broadband; Explosive; Far infrared; Temperature dependence; Terahertz time domain spectroscopy; Vibrational

Indexed keywords

HARMONIC ANALYSIS; POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; SECURITY SYSTEMS; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

BROADBAND; FAR INFRARED; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TERAHERTZ TIME-DOMAIN SPECTROSCOPY;

SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

EID: 34250712371     PISSN: 00037028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1366/000370207781269701     Document Type: Article

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