Detection of Bulk Explosives Advanced Techniques against Terrorism

Download or read book Detection of Bulk Explosives Advanced Techniques against Terrorism written by Hiltmar Schubert and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2004-02-29 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Detection of Bulk Explosives: Advanced Techniques against Terrorism contains reviews of: existing and emerging bulk explosives detection techniques; scientific and technical policy of the Federal Border Service of the Russian Federation; challenges in application and evaluation of EDS systems for aviation security; multi-sensor approach to explosives detection. There are also reports devoted to the following individual explosive detection techniques: X-ray systems in airports; neutron in, gamma out techniques; neutron and gamma backscattering; nuclear quadruple resonance, including remote NQR; sub-surface radars; microwave scanners; laser-induced burst spectroscopy (LIBS); acoustic sensors; nonlinear location (NUD); systems for localization and destruction of explosive objects.