Luggage inspection

MCm 252Cf Analysis of pit mining and drilling slurries Luggage inspection for explosives Soil moisture content... 

Molecules in the gas phase absorb on rotational or vibrational-rotational transitions. These features allow apphctions such as luggage inspection and spectroscopic gas analysis. THz techniques can also be implemented for object imaging. THz technology and applications are discussed in [9.190]. 

In 1972, the Lawrence Livermore Laboratory (LLL), also under Contract to the FAA, published a report (Ref 15) describing a more detailed statistical and exptl assessment of this same fast neutron activation method for inspecting bag-gaga for the presence of expls. The LLL approach was directed towards a more quantitative evaluation of the nitrogen content background likely to be encountered in ordinary passenger luggage... 

The introduction of tight personal security procedures and visual or X-ray inspection of carry-on luggage at all domestic and international airports in 1972, resulted in almost complete elimination of skyjacking incidents in the USA. This situation has most likely interrupted or delayed the further development of automatic non-destructive inspection methods for expls in baggage at airline terminals... 

Used in the study of bone formation in mammals Used to inspect airline luggage for explosives... 

After the September 11 attack on the World Trade Center, the American Federal Government passed the Aviation and Transportation Security Act. It requires 100% inspection of hold luggage ( 109 suitcases per year in the USA) by the Transportation and Security Administration (TSA) by the end of 2002. A similar deadline has been set by the European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC) for its member states to implement 100% screening of hold baggage at all international airports in the European Union. 

Security personnel use equipment that features califomium 252 to inspect luggage. AP IMAGES,... 

I TC. 132. Fast neutron activation system for the inspection of airline luggage for the presence of hidden explosives, according to Hclf [61. 

Figure 12.4). An automatic portal for luggage, which can possibly be adapted for inspection of people, is described in the next section. 

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