Possibility of the detection and identification of substance at long distance using the noisy reflected THz pulse under real conditions

Vyacheslav A. Trofimov; Svetlana A. Varentsova; Vladislav V. Trofimov

doi:10.1117/12.2177991

21 May 2015 Possibility of the detection and identification of substance at long distance using the noisy reflected THz pulse under real conditions

Vyacheslav A. Trofimov, Svetlana A. Varentsova, Vladislav V. Trofimov

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Proceedings Volume 9483, Terahertz Physics, Devices, and Systems IX: Advanced Applications in Industry and Defense; 94830P (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2177991
Event: SPIE Sensing Technology + Applications, 2015, Baltimore, MD, United States

Abstract

We show possibility of the detection and identification of substance at long distance (several metres, for example) using the THz pulse reflected from the object under the real conditions: at room temperature and humidity of about 70%. The main feature of this report consists in a demonstration of the detection and identification of substance using the computer processing of the noisy THz pulse. Amplitude of the useful signal is less than the amplitude of a noise. Nevertheless, it is possible to detect “fingerprint” frequencies of substance if these frequencies are known and the SDA method is used together with new assessments for probability estimation for presence of detected frequencies. Essential restrictions of the commonly used THz TDS method for the detection and identification under real conditions (at long distance about 3.5 m and at a high relative humidity more than 50%) are demonstrated using the physical experiment with chocolate bar and thick paper bag. We show also that the THz TDS method detects spectral features of dangerous substances even in the THz signals measured in laboratory conditions (at distance 30-40 cm from the receiver and at a low relative humidity less than 2%); the n-Si and p-Si semiconductors were used as neutral substances. However, the integral correlation and likeness criteria, based on SDA method, allow us to detect the absence of dangerous substances in the samples. Current results show feasibility of using the discussed method of the THz pulsed spectroscopy for the counter-terrorism problem.

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Vyacheslav A. Trofimov, Svetlana A. Varentsova, and Vladislav V. Trofimov "Possibility of the detection and identification of substance at long distance using the noisy reflected THz pulse under real conditions", Proc. SPIE 9483, Terahertz Physics, Devices, and Systems IX: Advanced Applications in Industry and Defense, 94830P (21 May 2015); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2177991

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