Overview

The problem of reliably detecting explosives, whether in buried landmines or hidden in cars, aircraft cargo, baggage, or carried by suicide bombers, has not yet been solved. Explosive device detection technology can make a major contribution to collective, family and individual security. This book reviews the state-of-the-art in a wide range of different technologies and considers whether there are alternative methods or technologies. It includes information from experts about methods and field experience. The consensus is that current sensor technologies are inadequate for most mine action tasks and anti-terrorist activities (consider plastic mines) and no single sensor system will be able to meet all needs. Scientists must forge strong links with end users and should visit real minefields to acquire a clear understanding of the problems.

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Author:   Hiltmar Schubert ,  Andrey Kuznetsov
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   2002 ed.
Volume:   66
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.220kg
ISBN:  

9781402006920

ISBN 10:   1402006926
Pages:   249
Publication Date:   31 July 2002
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Chemical Methods for the Detection of Mines and Explosives.- Concept of a Combined Mobile Device for Explosives and Landmines Identification Based on Timed Neutron Source and Electromagnetic UHF Waves.- Detection of Nanogram Amounts of Explosives.- Humanitarian Demining: Sensor Design and Signal Processing Aspects.- Electro-Optical Land Mine Detection.- Decision-Taking Procedure for Explosives Detection by Nuclear Technique.- Detection of Explosive Vapors in Ambient Air by Ion Nonlinear Drift Spectrometry Method.- Trace Detection of Components Emanating from Hidden Explosives.- Landmine Detection with an Electronic Nose Mounted on an Airship.- Detection of Semtex Plastic Explosives.- HPM / IR Detection of Landmines: Review and Update.- The Operational Experience and Prospect of Development of the Devices for Detection of Explosive Substances by the Thermal Neutron Radiation Analysis Method.- Characterization of Chemical Sensors for the Detection of Explosives — Development of Standards.- Explosives Localisation and Pre-ldentification Based on UHF Electromagnetic Waves.- A Neutron-Gamma Method and Apparatus for Detection and Identification of Hidden Objects in Brick (Concrete) Walls.- 1. Practical Issues in Manual Demining: Implications for New Detection Technologies.- 2. Technology and the Landmine Problem: Practical Aspects of Mine Clearance Operations.- The High Efficiency Complex for Detection of Landmines.- Detection of Anti-Personnel Landmines using Microwave Radiometry Techniques.- Analysis of Performance of a System for Explosives Detection in Airline Baggage.- Sensorics of the German Mine Detection System, MMSR.- The Problem of Military TNT in NQR Mine Detector.- Detection of Nitrogen-Containing Substances by Means of a Small Size Accelerator.- Methods ofBuilding a Database of Radiolocation Characteristics of Explosive Substances for their Localization and Identification.- Radiation Beam Technologies in Detection and Destruction of Explosives.- Methodology and Field Equipment for Detection of Explosives, Drugs and Other Substances of Organic Origin.

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