• DocumentCode
    411710
  • Title

    THz spectroscopy and imaging: application to the energetic materials PBX 9501 and PBX 9502

  • Author

    Funk, David J. ; Calgaro, F. ; Averitt, R.D. ; Asaki, M.L.T. ; Taylor, A.J. ; Cheville, R.A.

  • Author_Institution
    Mater. Sci. & Technol. & Dynamic Experimentation Div., Los Alamos Nat. Laborator, NM, USA
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    6-6 June 2003
  • Abstract
    We describe the measurement of the complex index of refraction near one THz for the plastic bonded explosives PBX 9501 and PBX 9502 as well as a rapid-scanning two-dimensional imaging technique for the detection of defects in explosive samples.
  • Keywords
    explosions; refractive index measurement; submillimetre wave imaging; submillimetre wave spectroscopy; submillimetre waves; PBX 9501; PBX 9502; THz imaging; THz spectroscopy; defects detection; energetic materials; explosive samples; plastic bonded explosives; rapid-scanning two-dimensional imaging; refractive index measurement; Absorption; Bonding; Explosives; Frequency; Optical imaging; Optical materials; Optical refraction; Plastics; Spectroscopy; Submillimeter wave measurements;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO '03. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-748-2
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    1297791