Detection of Bulk Explosives Advanced Techniques against Terrorism

Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Detection of Bulk Explosives Advanced Techniques against Terrorism St. Petersburg, Russia 16¿21 June 2003
2004
ISBN: 978-1-4020-1933-3
Verlag: Springer Netherlands

Buch, Englisch, Band 138, 232 Seiten, HC runder Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 1180 g

Reihe: NATO Science Series II: Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry

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.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kuznetsov, Andrey

Schubert, Hiltmar

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Chemie Physikalische Chemie Elektrochemie, Magnetochemie
• Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Biotechnologie Industrielle Biotechnologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Gewalt Terrorismus, Religiöser Fundamentalismus
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen Ausrüstung & Waffen
• Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Chemische Reaktionstechnik (incl. Katalyse, Elektrolyse)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Detectionof Explosives.- Overview of Bulk Explosives Detection Techniques.- Outcomeof the NATO ARW “Vapor and Trace Detectionof Explosives for Antiterrorism Purposes” in Moscow.- Classification of Technologies for Bulk Detection of Explosives.- Multi Level Conceptfor the Detection of Explosives.- Method of HiddenExplosives Detection Using Reflected Low Power Gamma Irradiation.- Bulk Explosive Detection by Neutron Interrogation: Results from the Explodet Collaboration.- The Main Tasks of the Scientific and Technical Policy of the Federal Border Service of the Russian Federation in its Struggle Against Terrorism.- Detection and Identification of Bulk Explosives Using Portable Neutron Generators.- Detection of Hidden Explosives by Nanosecond Neutron Analysis Technique.- Technology of Elemental Analysis with Usage of Generators of Neutron s for Detection of Explosive Devices Established in a Soil, Luggage and Other Subjects.- The Detection of Explosives in Airport Luggage Using the Direct Nuclear Quadrupole Resonance Method.- Detection ofAmmonium Nitrate Inside Vehicles by Nuclear Quadrupole Resonance.- Challenges in Application and Evaluation of EDS Systems for Aviation Security.- Circuits of Digital Signal Processing in NQR.- The Design Philosophy of the Combined Systemsfor Detection of Explosive SubstancesUsing X-Ray and TNA Devices.- Sub-Surface Location: Techniques and Equipment 155 Some practical results from Russia.- Detection of Explosives Using Continuous Microwaves.- Application of LlBS Spectroscopy for Remote Bulk Detection of Explosives.- Using of Acoustic Techniques for Detection of Explosives in Gas, Liquid and Solid Mediums.- Analysis of the Possibility of Explosives Detection with PulsedNeutrons Sounding Method.- Analysis of the Possibility ofExplosives Detection with PulsedNeutrons Sounding Method.- Complex System for Detection, Localization and Destruction of Explosive Materials in Suspect Objects Found in Public Areas.- EUDEM2: Overview and Some Early Findings.- Possibilityof Using X-Ray Inspection Systemsfor Detection of Terrorism-Related Explosives.- Method for Detection of Fissioning and Explosive Substances.- FastNeutron Analysis at the Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI).- Detection of Bulk Explosives with Inelastic FastNeutrons Scattering.