Examining explosive residues on surfaces with terahertz technology

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6549, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Dikmelik, Yamac ^a   Fitch, Michael J ^b   Leahy Hoppa, Megan R ^b   Osiander, Robert ^b  

^a Whiting School of Engineering   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Explosives; Spectroscopy; Terahertz

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; LIGHT REFLECTION; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

ABSORPTION FEATURES; TERAHERTZ;

EXPLOSIVES;

EID: 35949003243     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.719816     Document Type: Conference Paper

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