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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782059303321

Titolo

Assessment of millimeter-wave and terahertz technology for detection and identification of concealed explosive and weapons [[electronic resource] /] / Committee on Assessment of Security Technologies for Transportation, National Materials Advisory Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council of the National Academies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2007

ISBN

0-309-17991-2

1-280-84428-0

9786610844289

0-309-66849-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (88 p.)

Disciplina

387

Soggetti

Aeronautics, Commercial - Security measures

Explosives - Detection

Millimeter wave devices

Imaging systems

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgment of Reviewers""; ""Contents""; ""Figures and Tables""; ""In Memoriam""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Basic Operation of Systems and Phenomenology""; ""3 Component Technology""; ""4 System Concepts""; ""5 Implementation Strategy for the Deployment of Millimeter-Wavelength/Terahertz Technologies for Aviation Security""; ""6 Conclusions and Recommendations""; ""Appendixes""; ""Appendix A Acronyms""; ""Appendix B Committee Biographies""