An explosives detection system for airline security using coherent x-ray scattering technology

Robert W. Madden; Jacob Mahdavieh; Richard C. Smith; Ravi Subramanian

doi:10.1117/12.796174

5 September 2008 An explosives detection system for airline security using coherent x-ray scattering technology

Robert W. Madden, Jacob Mahdavieh, Richard C. Smith, Ravi Subramanian

Proceedings Volume 7079, Hard X-Ray, Gamma-Ray, and Neutron Detector Physics X; 707915 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.796174
Event: Optical Engineering + Applications, 2008, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

L-3 Communications Security and Detection Systems (SDS) has developed a new system for automated alarm resolution in airline baggage Explosive Detection Systems (EDS) based on coherent x-ray scattering spectroscopy. The capabilities of the system were demonstrated in tests with concealed explosives at the Transportation Security Laboratory and airline passenger baggage at Orlando International Airport. The system uses x-ray image information to identify suspicious objects and performs targeted diffraction measurements to classify them. This extra layer of detection capability affords a significant reduction in the rate of false alarm objects that must presently be resolved by opening passenger bags for hand inspection.

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Robert W. Madden, Jacob Mahdavieh, Richard C. Smith, and Ravi Subramanian "An explosives detection system for airline security using coherent x-ray scattering technology", Proc. SPIE 7079, Hard X-Ray, Gamma-Ray, and Neutron Detector Physics X, 707915 (5 September 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.796174

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