Title
Using Spatial Diversity to Detect Narcotics and Explosives Using NQR Signals
Abstract
Nuclear quadrupole resonance (NQR) offers an unequivocal method of detecting hidden narcotics and explosives. Unfortunately, the practical use of NQR is restricted by the low signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and means to improve the SNR are vital to enable a rapid, reliable and convenient system. In this correspondence, we develop two multichannel detectors to counter the typically present radio frequency interference. Numerical simulations indicate that the proposed methods offers a significantly improved robustness to uncertainties in the parameters detailing the examined sample.
Year
DOI
Venue
2007
10.1109/TSP.2007.896287
IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing
Keywords
Field
DocType
nuclear quadrupole resonance,object detection,radio equipment,NQR signals,explosives detection,multichannel detectors,narcotics detection,nuclear quadrupole resonance,radio frequency interference,spatial diversity,Land mine detection,maximum-likelihood detection,multi dimensional signal processing,nuclear quadrupole resonance,radio frequency spectroscopy
Multidimensional signal processing,Telecommunications,Radio wave,Control theory,Electromagnetic interference,Robustness (computer science),Artificial intelligence,Detector,Antenna diversity,Pattern recognition,Signal-to-noise ratio,Nuclear quadrupole resonance,Mathematics
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
55
9
1053-587X
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
6
0.57
8
Authors
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Andreas Jakobsson140943.32
Mossberg, M.2172.31