Universal explosive detection system for homeland security applications

Vincent Y. Lee; Edward E. A. Bromberg

doi:10.1117/12.850210

27 April 2010 Universal explosive detection system for homeland security applications

Vincent Y. Lee, Edward E. A. Bromberg

Proceedings Volume 7680, Next-Generation Spectroscopic Technologies III; 768004 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.850210
Event: SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing, 2010, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

L-3 Communications CyTerra Corporation has developed a high throughput universal explosive detection system (PassPort) to automatically screen the passengers in airports without requiring them to remove their shoes. The technical approach is based on the patented energetic material detection (EMD) technology. By analyzing the results of sample heating with an infrared camera, one can distinguish the deflagration or decomposition of an energetic material from other clutters such as flammables and general background substances. This becomes the basis of a universal explosive detection system that does not require a library and is capable of detecting trace levels of explosives with a low false alarm rate. The PassPort is a simple turnstile type device and integrates a non-intrusive aerodynamic sampling scheme that has been shown capable of detecting trace levels of explosives on shoes. A detailed description of the detection theory and the automated sampling techniques, as well as the field test results, will be presented.

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Vincent Y. Lee and Edward E. A. Bromberg "Universal explosive detection system for homeland security applications", Proc. SPIE 7680, Next-Generation Spectroscopic Technologies III, 768004 (27 April 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.850210

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