Overview
Explosives are historically the weapons that have been most frequently used against civilians by terrorist organisations. In the past few years, the use of explosives by terrorist groups has cost the lives of more people than the combination of all other attacks, including the use of weapons of mass destruction (chemical, biological and nuclear weapons). Early detection of these substances is one of the most effective ways to prevent attacks using explosives from occurring. Fast and reliable equipment to detect the presence of explosives and explosive devices is critical to fighting terrorism. Written in a style that makes complicated technologies easy to understand, this book covers the principles, instrumentation and applications of current technologies used to detect explosives in the field. Both trace detection technologies and bulk detection technologies are discussed. The section on trace detection technologies includes chapters on ion mobility spectrometry, piezoelectric sensors, chemiluminescence-based detectors, polymer-based technologies and mass spectrometry. It also discusses detection requirements, methodologies used for detector evaluation, and sampling technologies. The section on bulk detection contains chapters on x-ray, millimeter wave imaging, neutron and nuclear quadrupole resonance technologies. This volume introduces the basic concepts of commonly used explosives detection technologies and is an essential resource for novice or more experienced personnel working in the explosives detection field as well as those with a general interest in this important subject.
Full Product Details
Author: Yin Sun
Publisher: ILM Publications
Imprint: ILM Publications
Dimensions:
Width: 15.60cm
, Height: 2.10cm
, Length: 23.40cm
Weight: 0.703kg
ISBN: 9781906799021
ISBN 10: 1906799024
Pages: 328
Publication Date: 08 October 2010
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Author Information
Dr Yin Sun was born in XuZhou, JiangSu, China. He studied for his BS degree at NanJing University, his MS degree at ChengDu University of Technology and his PhD at the University of Connecticut. Dr Sun has worked in the fields of analytical chemistry, environmental chemistry, and analytical instrumentation for more than 20 years. During the past 10 years, his main research has focused on the research and development of anti-terrorism detection technologies. He has significant knowledge and experience of the detection technologies for chemical warfare, explosives and toxic industrial compounds. He has tested and evaluated many different field explosives and chemical warfare detectors.
