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Classification of Raman Spectra to Detect Hidden Explosives

Butt, Naveed LU ; Nilsson, Mikael ; Jakobsson, Andreas LU orcid ; Nordberg, Magnus ; Pettersson, Anna ; Wallin, Sara and Östmark, Henric (2011) In IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters 8(3). p.517-521
Abstract
Raman spectroscopy is a laser-based vibrational technique that can provide spectral signatures unique to a multitude of compounds. The technique is gaining widespread interest as a method for detecting hidden explosives due to its sensitivity and ease of use. In this letter, we present a computationally efficient classification scheme for accurate standoff identification of several common explosives using visible-range Raman spectroscopy. Using real measurements, we evaluate and modify a recent correlation-based approach to classify Raman spectra from various harmful and commonplace substances. The results show that the proposed approach can, at a distance of 30 m, or more, successfully classify measured Raman spectra from several... (More)
Raman spectroscopy is a laser-based vibrational technique that can provide spectral signatures unique to a multitude of compounds. The technique is gaining widespread interest as a method for detecting hidden explosives due to its sensitivity and ease of use. In this letter, we present a computationally efficient classification scheme for accurate standoff identification of several common explosives using visible-range Raman spectroscopy. Using real measurements, we evaluate and modify a recent correlation-based approach to classify Raman spectra from various harmful and commonplace substances. The results show that the proposed approach can, at a distance of 30 m, or more, successfully classify measured Raman spectra from several explosive substances, including nitromethane, trinitrotoluene, dinitrotoluene, hydrogen peroxide, triacetone triperoxide, and ammonium nitrate. (Less)
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Raman spectroscopy, explosives, detection, Correlation-bound
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IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters
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8
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3
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517 - 521
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IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
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1545-598X
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10.1109/LGRS.2010.2089970
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English
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  publisher    = {{IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.}},
  series       = {{IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters}},
  title        = {{Classification of Raman Spectra to Detect Hidden Explosives}},
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