Detection of RDX and TNT mine like targets by nuclear quadrupole resonance

Robert M. Deas; Ian A. Burch; Daniel M. Port

doi:10.1117/12.479120

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13 August 2002 Detection of RDX and TNT mine-like targets by nuclear quadrupole resonance

Robert M. Deas, Ian A. Burch, Daniel M. Port

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Proceedings Volume 4742, Detection and Remediation Technologies for Mines and Minelike Targets VII; (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.479120
Event: AeroSense 2002, 2002, Orlando, FL, United States

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Nuclear quadrupole resonance (NQR) is being researched in order to confirm the presence of explosives as part of landmine sensor suites for the UK MOD hand held and vehicle mounted detection applied research programs. A low power NQR system has been developed as a non-contacting, but short range, detection method for explosives typically found in landmines. The results of stand-off detection of buried anti-personnel and anti-tank quantities of RDX and TNT by this system are presented and the differences in the detection of these explosives by NQR are discussed. Signal processing and radio frequency interference rejection methods to improve the performance of NQR explosive detection have been investigated.

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Robert M. Deas, Ian A. Burch, and Daniel M. Port "Detection of RDX and TNT mine-like targets by nuclear quadrupole resonance", Proc. SPIE 4742, Detection and Remediation Technologies for Mines and Minelike Targets VII, (13 August 2002); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.479120

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