Temperature dependent characterization of terahertz vibrations of explosives and related threat materials

Optics Express

Volumn 18, Issue 26, 2010, Pages 27238-27250

  Melinger, Joseph S ^a   Harsha, S Sree ^b   Laman, N ^b   Grischkowsky, D ^b  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Oklahoma State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXPLOSIVES; LASER PULSES; PLATE METAL; SINGLE CRYSTALS; TERAHERTZ SPECTROSCOPY; VIBRATIONAL SPECTRA; WAVEGUIDES;

DINITROTOLUENES; EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE; FREE SPACE MEASUREMENTS; NARROW-LINE WIDTH; PARALLEL PLATE WAVEGUIDE; PENTAERYTHRITOL TETRANITRATE; PHASE TRANSFORMATION; POLYCRYSTALLINE LAYERS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENT; TERAHERTZ TIME DOMAIN SPECTROSCOPY; TERAHERTZ VIBRATIONS; THZ-TDS; VIBRATIONAL LINES; VIBRATIONAL PROPERTIES; WAVEGUIDE SURFACES;

POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS;

EXPLOSIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INSTRUMENTATION; MATERIALS TESTING; TEMPERATURE; TERAHERTZ RADIATION; TERAHERTZ SPECTROSCOPY;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; EXPLOSIVE AGENTS; MATERIALS TESTING; TEMPERATURE; TERAHERTZ RADIATION; TERAHERTZ SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 78650531410     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.18.027238     Document Type: Article

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