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US 2012/0072127 A1Published application
Explosive material detection
AssigneeRaytheon Company
InventorsJack E. White, Kenneth W. Brown, Steven L. Kaufman
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Abstract
A system for detecting explosive materials. The system includes electromagnetic radiation at more than one frequency in the millimeter wave spectrum to stimulate the sample. The system also includes at least one electromagnetic radiation sensor to measure emissions at frequencies and characteristics unique to each high explosive (HE) sample. The system also includes a processor to collate and maintain a lookup table to identify specific HE types.
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A system for detecting explosive materials, comprising
- an electromagnetic stimulation source to transmit at frequencies to interact with a sample;
- at least one electromagnetic emission sensor to detect electromagnetic emissions in response to the transmitted electromagnetic stimulation interacting with the sample, wherein the detected emissions comprise a different set of frequencies than the transmitted frequencies;
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- a processor to provide command and control the transmitted stimulation and to process detected emissions of the sample.
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A method for detecting explosive materials, the method comprising:
- providing an electromagnetic stimulation source to transmit at frequencies to interact with a sample to produce electromagnetic emissions without causing detonation of the sample;
- detecting the electromagnetic emissions using at least one electromagnetic emission sensor;
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- using a processor to command and control the transmitted stimulation and to process the detected emissions of the sample.
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