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OverviewExisting and Potential Standoff Explosives Detection Techniques examines the scientific techniques currently used as the basis for explosives detection and determines whether other techniques might provide promising research avenues with possible pathways to new detection protocols. This report describe the characteristics of explosives, bombs, and their components that are or might be used to provide a signature for exploitation in detection technology; considers scientific techniques for exploiting these characteristics to detect explosives and explosive devices; discusses the potential for integrating such techniques into detection systems that would have sufficient sensitivity without an unacceptable false-positive rate; and proposes areas for research that might be expected to yield significant advances in practical explosives and bomb detection technology in the near, mid, and long term. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Committee on the Review of Existing and Potential Standoff Explosives Detection Techniques , Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology , Division on Earth and Life Studies , National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press Imprint: National Academies Press ISBN: 9780309091305ISBN 10: 0309091306 Pages: 148 Publication Date: 14 June 2004 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print ![]() This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents1 Front Matter; 2 Executive Summary; 3 1 Introduction; 4 2 Elements of Detection: Concepts, Threats, and Devices; 5 3 Systems of Detection; 6 4 Chemical Characteristics of Bombs; 7 5 Existing Detection Techniques and Potential Applications to Standoff Detection; 8 6 Biological Markers; 9 7 Unexploited Potential Bases of Detection; 10 8 Summary of Committee Recommendations; 11 Appendix A Statement of Task; 12 Appendix B Glossary; 13 Appendix C Presentations to the CommitteeReviewsAuthor InformationCommittee on the Review of Existing and Potential Standoff Explosives Detection Techniques, National Research Council Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |