title: The signature-based radiation-scanning approach to standoff detection of improvised explosive devices.
abstract: The signature-based radiation-scanning technique for detection of improvised explosive devices is described. The technique seeks to detect nitrogen-rich chemical explosives present in a target. The technology compares a set of "signatures" obtained from a test target to a collection of "templates", sets of signatures for a target that contain an explosive in a specific configuration. Interrogation of nitrogen-rich fertilizer samples, which serve as surrogates for explosives, is shown experimentally to be able to discriminate samples of 3.8L and larger.
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, Kansas State University, 3002 Rathbone Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506-5205, United States.
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Brewer
authors.forename: W L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Dunn
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Heider
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Matthew
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Yang