Combined NMR/MW/sub-THZ detection of liquid (improvised) explosives

• Prof.Dr.B. Aktaş (GTU) • aktas@gtu.edu.tr & rameev@gtu.edu.tr• Gebze Technical University (Turkey)• Role: Proposal coordinator or WP leader

• TOPIC : Detection techniques on explosives: Countering an explosive threat (SEC -11 - FCT ), subtopic:detection of Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) and Home-Made Explosives (HMEs)

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Proposal idea/content

In the project we proposed the development of the novel technology based on application of several techniques of explosive detection:

1) time-domain nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) & MRI technique

2) microwave & sub-THz dielectric spectroscopy

3) other techniques, if possibleThe main objective is development of method

for identification of banned for transportation or liquid explosive/precursor substances (e.g. used in fabrication of improvised explosive devices) by combined use of several detection techniques.

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dielectric spectroscopy

Project participants• Proposed coordinator: Prof.Dr.B. Aktaş, Physics Dept. of GTU

(or research group in EU)• Other participants:

research groups from Ukraine (Prof. S.Tarapov, Dr.Pavluchenko) and Turkey (Dr. I.Unal)

• SMEs from Tukey (EMC Elektronik Ltd, AİKAVA-AMT Ltd., IdeaMag Ltd)

• Looking for partners with the following expertise/ technology:• EU research groups in Dielectric spectroscopy in MW, sub-THz,

THz ranges, and SME in MW, sub-THz, THz electronics• EU research groups in NMR relaxometry (time-domain NMR) and

low-field MRI• EU research groups in X-ray technologies for detection of liquids

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