Airport security

C. Chung, S. Liu, J. Chao, C. Chan, Feasibility Study of Explosive Detection for Airport Security Using a Neutron Source, Applied Radiation and Isotopes A, V44 (1993) 1425. 

T. G. MiUer, W. H. Makky, AppHcation of Fast neutron Spectroscopy/ Radiography (FNS/R) to Airport Security, SPIE Vol. 1737, Neutrons, X-Rays, and Gamma Rays (1992) 184. 

The 1985 tragedy of Air India Flight 182, which exploded off Ireland en route from Montreal to London, stimulated an intensified effort to thwart terrorists. The International Security and Development Act of 1985 provided for air marshals and expanded FAA s R D for airport security. Thermal neutron analysis (TNA) and a number of sniffer technologies for trace explosives detection, which had been developed under FAA sponsorship, were accelerated toward commercial production. 

K.M. Sweet, Aviation and Airport Security Terrorism and Safety Concerns, Pearson Education, Inc., Saddle River, NJ (2004) 368pp. 

There was over-reliance on the private sector, from 1989 to September 11, 2001. One obvious example is the privatization of airport security operations that occurred in the previous 15 years. 

More than 104 ion mobility spectrometers are deployed at airport security checkpoints to detect explosives, and perhaps 105 hand-portable devices are used by military and civil defense personnel. Although functionally similar to mass spectrometers, mobility spectrometers are operated in air at ambient pressure and ion mobility spectrometry is not a form of mass spectrometry. Ion mobility spectrometry does not measure molecular mass and provides no structural information. However, it is so widely used that we introduce it here. 

The U.S. government recently piloted the "Registered Traveler" program with 10,000 frequent travelers. In exchange for filling out detailed background checks, participants receive a card that allows them to go through expedited airport security checkpoints. 

A 26-year-old subject with beta-thalassaemia major had been transfused 404 imits of blood over his lifetime. His iron stores were so high (estimated at above 100 g) that he triggered a metal detector at an airport security checkpoint (Jim RTS 1979 Lancet 2 1028). 

The versatility of MS in HLS research is limited only by the laboratory environment. The system footprint, vacuum and power requirements, data processing, ease of use, and cost make most commercial MS systems impractical for field deployment. An alternative to MS for threat detection has been ion mobility spectrometry (IMS). IMS is used in the field for the detection of chemical threats in airports, by the military, at crime scenes, and in prisons. Upward of 40,000 commercial IMS systems are deployed at airport security checkpoints around the world [17]. Commercial IMS systems are operated at atmospheric pressure, use air as a carrier gas, are approximately the size of a desktop computer, and can analyze a sample in under 6 s [18]. Recently, IMS systems have been designed and optimized as handheld devices, and their overall size is approximately the size of a mobile phone [18]. 

Notify security officials on the presence of an implanted cardiac device. In general it is safe for patients with cardiac devices to walk through airport security gates. 

Have you known someone who needed an MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scan for a medical condition, or have you needed one yourself Have you ever observed someone in an airport security line having their belongings wiped down with a pad which was then placed in some kind of analytical instrument Have you wondered how scientists determine the structures of compounds found in nature, or have you known a fellow student in a laboratory class who extracted bark, leaves, or fruit to isolate and identify some natural compounds Or have you wondered how forensic evidence is analyzed in criminal cases, or how pesticides are identified in food samples ... 

Yes, but it s probably best not to mention that when you take your duty free through airport security ... 

Frederickson, H.G., LaPorte, T.R., 2002. Airport Security, High Reliability, and the Problem of Rationality. Public Administration Review, 62, 33-43. 

Future work could add more assessment methods and develop a software application that facilitates easy method selection for urban security practitioners. Moreover, we could refine the selection taxonomy or apply it to related domains, e.g. airport security. 

Airport Managing Entity (AME) is responsible for keeping the airport in operation availability. One of the specific tasks performed by the AME is configuring the Airport Security System (ApSS) so that the required level of trustworthiness regarding its safety is reached (Kirschenbaum et al. 2012). This... 

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