Development of a trace explosives detection portal for personnel screening

Conference · Sat Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1998

OSTI ID:674586

Parmeter, J E; Linker, K L; Rhykerd, Jr, C L; Bouchier, F A; Hannum, D W

The authors discuss the development, design, and operation of a walk-through trace detection portal designed to screen personnel for explosives. Developed at Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) with primary funding from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and additional support from the Department of Energy office of Safeguards and Security, this portal is intended primarily for use in airport terminals and in other localities where a very high throughput of pedestrian traffic is combined with stringent security requirements. The portal is capable of detecting both vapor and particulate contamination, with the collection of explosive material being based upon the entrainment of that material in air flows over the body of the person being screened. This portal is capable of detecting most types of common high explosives of interest to the FAA. The authors discuss the results of field testing of the portal in the Albuquerque International Airport in September, 1997 and more recent steps towards commercialization of the portal.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-94AL85000
• OSTI ID: 674586
• Report Number(s): SAND--98-1665C; CONF-981012--; ON: DE98005089; BR: 400407000
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

45 MILITARY TECHNOLOGY, WEAPONRY, AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
AIRPORTS
CHEMICAL EXPLOSIVES
DESIGN
DETECTION
ENTRY CONTROL SYSTEMS
FIELD TESTS
OPERATION
SECURITY
TRACE AMOUNTS