Terahertz time domain spectroscopy and imaging: Emerging techniques for food process monitoring and quality control

Trends in Food Science and Technology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 40-46

  Gowen, A A ^a,b   O'Sullivan, C ^c   O'Donnell, C P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

100 GHZ; DETECTOR COMPONENTS; ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRA; FOOD PROCESS; FOOD QUALITY; TECHNICAL CHALLENGES; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; TERAHERTZ; TERAHERTZ TIME DOMAIN SPECTROSCOPY; THZ SPECTROSCOPY; THZ TECHNOLOGY; THZ TIME DOMAIN SPECTROSCOPY;

FOOD PRODUCTS; PROCESS MONITORING;

QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 84860524800     PISSN: 09242244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tifs.2011.12.006     Document Type: Review

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