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TeraView’s terahertz
pulsed imaging (TPI™) could be critical as a
means of screening for explosives or other prohibited
or dangerous chemicals.
In addition to its capabilities
as a "structural imaging modality", TPI™ provides
spectroscopic information on the object in question,
from which details of the object's chemical composition
may be determined. This has important ramifications
in the fight against terrorism and detection of suspicious
or prohibited substances.
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Figure 1: Three terahertz spectra showing
glutamic acid, a basic building block of proteins
in living matter, compared with two other common
powdered substances |
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