Magnetic resonance detection of explosives and illicit materials edited by Tomaž Apih, Bulat Rameev, Georgy Mozzhukhin, and Jamie Barras

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

Apih, Tomaž, editor.

Rameev, Bulat, editor.

Mozzhukhin, Georgy, editor.

Barras, Jamie, editor.

Conference Name:

NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Magnetic Resonance Detection of Explosives and Illicit Materials (2012 : İzmir, Turkey) http://viaf.org/viaf/305941112

Series:

NATO Science for Peace and Security series. Physics and biophysics B,

NATO science for peace and security series. Series B, Physics and biophysics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Explosives--Detection--Congresses.

Explosives.

Nuclear quadrupole resonance spectroscopy--Congresses.

Nuclear quadrupole resonance spectroscopy.

Microscopy.

microscopy.

Explosives--Detection.

Medical Subjects:

Microscopy.

Genre:

proceedings (reports)

Conference papers and proceedings

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Dordrecht Springer 2014

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Detection of concealed explosives is anotoriously difficult problem, and many different approaches have been proposed to solve this problem. Nuclear quadrupole resonance (NQR) is unique in many ways. It operates in a safe AM radio frequency range, and it can remotely detect unique fingerprint (NQR spectrum) of many explosives, such as TNT or RDX. As such, the detection of target does not depend on the shape or material of the container, or the presence of metallic object such as triggers etc. Spectra of chemically similar compounds differ enough that their presence never causes interference or false alarms. Unfortunately, widespread use is prevented due to low sensitivity, radiofrequency interference from the noisy environment, and inability to detect liquid explosives. This book presents current state of the art of the attempts to overcome NQR sensitivity problem, either by increasing the strengths of signals generated, or by increasing the specificity of the technique through a better understanding of the factors that affect the quadrupolar parameters of specific explosives. The use of these specific quadrupolar parameters is demonstrated on signal processing techniques that can detect weak signals, which are hidden in a noisy background. The problem of differentiation of liquid explosives and benign liquids in closed containers is approached by measurements of different nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) parameters. As shown, a couple of solutions has reached a prototype stage and could find their use in a near future

Contents:

Part I. Nuclear Quadrupole Resonance Detection of Solids Further Improvement of NQR Technique for Detection of Illicit Substances Taras N. Rudakov An Overview of NQR Signal Detection Algorithms Naveed R. Butt, Erik Gudmundson and Andreas Jakobsson Nuclear Quadrupole Resonance of Pentaerythritol Tetranitrate (PETN) in Different Compositions Michael D. Rowe, John A.S. Smith, Jamie Barras, Kaspar Althoefer Cross-Relaxation Enhanced NQR of Ammonium Nitrate in Low Magnetic Field Georgy V. Mozzhukhin, Bulat Z. Rameev, Galina S. Kupriyanova, Bekir Aktaş Investigating Homonuclear Broadening in NQR with Carr-Purcell Meiboom-Gill Performed on p-Chloroaniline Michael W. Malone and Karen L. Sauer Size Effect in 14N Nuclear Quadrupole Resonance Spectroscopy Nikolay Sinyavsky, Georgy V. Mozzhukhin and Philip Dolinenkov NQR Detection of Sodium Nitrite Recrystallized in Wood Jérémy Jover, Sarra Aissani, Laouès Guendouz, André Thomas and Daniel Canet

Part II. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Detection of Liquids Bottled Liquid Scanner for Security Checkpoints Pablo J. Prado MagViz: A Bottled Liquids Scanner Using Ultra-Low Field NMR Relaxometry Robert Austin, Michelle Espy, Andrei Matlashov, Henrik Sandin, Larry Schultz [and 2 others] Multiparameter NMR Identification of Liquid Substances Andrey B. Konov, Kev M. Salikhov, Evgeniya L. Vavilova and Bulat Z. Rameev NMR-Based Liquid Explosives Detector: Advantages and Disadvantages of Different Configurations Anton Gradišek, Jože Luzar, Janez Lužnik and Tomaž Apih Composite Pulses in Inhomogeneous Field NMR Galina S. Kupriyanova, Vitaliy V. Molchanov, Evgeniy A. Severin and Ivan G. Mershiev

Part III. Other Techniques Novel HTS DC Squid Solutions for NMR Applications Maxim L. Chukharkin, Alexey S. Kalabukhov, Justin F. Schneiderman, Fredrik Öisjöen [and 4 others] Passive Sub-THz Imaging Alexei Vertiy and Andrei Pavlyuchenko

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references

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ISBN:

9789400772656

9400772653

OCLC:

861183682

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