Evaluation of One-Sided Nuclear Magnetic Resonance for Remote Detection of Explosives

Abstract

This program was initiated to investigate the potential of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) for remote detection. Remote regions accessible from only one side and the remote detection of explosives were topics of particular interest. The program involved the following seven specific tasks and subtasks: (1) to identify the compounds of interest, both benign and explosive; (2) to locate and catalog available data on the compounds of interest; (3) to review current remote NMR technology; (4) to identify alternative remote NMR systems; (5) to define a figure-of-merit suitable for comparing the alternative NMR systems; (6) to use the figure-of-merit to identify the most promising of the alternative systems; and (7) to predict the performamce of the chosen system. Each of these tasks was completed successfully.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA184490

Entities

People

  • L. J. Burnett
  • M. A. Fineman

Organizations

  • San Diego State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Dielectric Polymers
  • Equations
  • Explosives
  • Explosives Detection
  • Figure Of Merit
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Magnetic Properties
  • Magnetic Resonance
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
  • Nuclear Spins
  • Petn
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Quantum Properties
  • Remote Sensing

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Quantum spin resonance or Electron Paramagnetic Resonance spectroscopy.
  • Regression Analysis.