THz identification for defense and security purposes : identifying materials, substances, and items / Andre U. Sokolnikov, president, Visual Solutions & Applications, USA.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sokolnikov, Andre.

Series:

Gale eBooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Terahertz technology.

Materials--Analysis.

Materials.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 218 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Place of Publication:

Singapore ; Hackensack, N.J. : World Scientific, 2013.

New Jersey : World Scientific, [2013]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The principal aim of this book is to provide the reader with the understanding of the possibilities and features of THz identification as opposed to more traditional techniques such as X-rays, microwaves, etc. by elucidating and illustrating the principles of THz identification and its applications in a systematical way. Its scope includes a description of the physical principles of THz generation, transmission and detection, as well as of the applications of THz identification.The inherent advantages and potential benefits of the terahertz (THz) phenomenon, potential that encompasses various

Contents:

Basics of electromagnetism

Mathematical methods of identification

Physics of producing, detecting of THz waves and interaction with matter

Methods and technology for THz sources, detectors, and processing electronics : imaging considerations

Electronics for portable THz devices

THz applications for defense and security

Medical and other applications of THz radiation.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9789814452397

9814452394

OCLC:

855020300