Surface roughness effects on the terahertz reflectance of pure explosive materials
Surface roughness effects on the terahertz reflectance of pure explosive materials
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DOI:
10.1063/1.2973403
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发表时间:
2008-08-25
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4
通讯作者:
Huebers, H. -W.
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作者:
Ortolani, M.;Lee, J. S.;Huebers, H. -W.
We studied the effect of surface roughness on terahertz reflectance spectra of explosives at both quasinormal and oblique incidence by Fourier-transform spectroscopy. The optical constants of 1,3,5,7-tetranitro-1,3,5,7-tetrazacyclooctane and 1,3,5 trinitro-1,3,5 triazacyclohexane were determined from the reflectance spectra of pure optically flat pellets and clear spectral signatures were found in the 0.5-8 THz range. In the case of a realistic surface roughness of several tens of microns, the observation of the spectral signatures at quasinormal incidence is hindered by the specular reflectance roll-off at terahertz frequencies. On increasing the angle of incidence, the roll-off occurred at higher frequency and the surface roughness was optically measured. Oblique incidence geometries can benefit the development of terahertz standoff detection devices. c 2008 American Institute of Physics.