Standoff Detection of Persistent Chemical Agents on Surfaces

Abstract

Partial contents: Persistent Chemical Agents on Surfaces, Persistent and Nonpersistent Agents, Study Objectives and Structure, System Analysis Process, Mission Scenarios, Operational Use Requirements, Surface Contamination Sensing: Current Systems and Shortcomings, Fixed Site: Drop Sizes, Maneuver, Drop Sizes, Drop and Film Characteristics, Drop Spreading, Probability of Detection (pd) , Choice of Interrogation Area, Potential Technologies for Standoff CWA Detection, Potential Detection Technology: Raman, Optimizing Raman Signal: Importance of Deposition Details (VX), Potential Detection Technology: LWIR Reflectance, Passive LWIR Signal Equations, Active LWIR Signal Equations, Signal Equations: Reflectivity, Transmission and Reflectance Coefficients (VX Example), Detection Capabilities and Contaminant Distribution: Signal Quality, Active LWIR Signal Equations: Scattering Properties.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 18, 2010
Accession Number
ADA534804

Entities

People

  • Benjamin Ervin
  • Emily Meyer

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Chemical Agent Detection
  • Chemical Warfare Agents
  • Contamination
  • Department Of Defense
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Environmental Pollutants
  • Equations
  • Information Operations
  • Instructions
  • Monitoring
  • Reflectance
  • Reflectivity
  • Standards
  • Standoff

Readers

  • Electrochemical Engineering/ Fuel Cell Technologies
  • Environmental Engineering.
  • Quantum Dot Semiconductor Device Photonics and Graphene Optoelectronic Materials and THz Physics.