Terahertz imaging and spectroscopy for landmine detection

Sensors—An effective approach for the detection of explosives

“…The spectral data is used for the simulation of interferometric detection in a stand-off THz imaging system. The feasibility of THz spectroscopy in the range 1-10 THz has been studied by Fitch et al [67] to detect and identify explosives and related compounds (ERCs). The chemical modeling is used to obtain spectroscopic information on ERCs and environmental background.…”

Signal generation in reflective terahertz time-domain spectroscopy: application for trace explosives detection

“…We have previously reported [1][2][3][4][5] THz transmission spectra of several explosives and related compounds (ERCs), in some cases between 0.5 and 6 THz 6 using time-domain spectroscopy. In addition, we have determined the absolute cross-sections for these compounds and estimated the amounts of explosives that can be detected with a given THz setup, characterized by its signal-to-noise ratio.…”

Terahertz reflection spectroscopy for explosives detection

“…We have previously reported [1][2][3][4] THz transmission spectra of several explosives and related compounds (ERCs). The use of transmission geometry should be considered a first step.…”