Discrimination of liquids by a focal construct X-ray diffraction geometry

Danae Prokopiou; Keith Rogers; Paul Evans; Simon Godber; Anthony Dicken

doi:10.1016/j.apradiso.2013.03.051

Discrimination of liquids by a focal construct X-ray diffraction geometry

Appl Radiat Isot. 2013 Jul:77:160-5. doi: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2013.03.051. Epub 2013 Mar 30.

Authors

Danae Prokopiou¹, Keith Rogers, Paul Evans, Simon Godber, Anthony Dicken

Affiliation

¹ Department of Engineering & Applied Science Cranfield University, Shrivenham Campus, Swindon, UK.

PMID: 23602583
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2013.03.051

Abstract

A novel technique for the discrimination of liquids based upon X-ray diffraction and focal construct technology (FCT) is presented. FCT is a new, high efficiency coherent scatter harvesting technique. In this work, the competence of FCT to discriminate liquids was explored. A variety of liquids relevant to security inspection was analysed by FCT for application to liquid security inspection. Discrimination of potential threat liquids was successfully and reliably achieved even for limited data sets.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Algorithms*
Equipment Design
Equipment Failure Analysis
Solutions / analysis*
Solutions / chemistry*
X-Ray Diffraction / instrumentation*
X-Ray Diffraction / methods*

Substances

Solutions