TNT detection with 14N NQR: Multipulse sequences and matched filter

Journal of Magnetic Resonance

Volumn 198, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 215-221

  Gregorovič, Alan ^a   Apih, Tomaž ^a  

^a JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Multipulse sequences; NQR; Nuclear quadrupole resonance; Spin lock; TNT; Trinitrotoluene

Indexed keywords

MULTIPULSE SEQUENCES; NQR; NUCLEAR QUADRUPOLE RESONANCE; SPIN LOCK; TNT; TRINITROTOLUENE;

EXPLOSIVES; MEDICAL IMAGING; NITRATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; RESONANCE; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; SPIN DYNAMICS; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

SIGNAL PROCESSING;

EXPLOSIVE; TRINITROTOLUENE;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FOURIER ANALYSIS; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; SIGNAL PROCESSING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ALGORITHMS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; EXPLOSIVE AGENTS; FOURIER ANALYSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TRINITROTOLUENE;

EID: 67349099937     PISSN: 10907807     EISSN: 10960856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2009.02.011     Document Type: Article

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