Abstract
Explosives detection systems (EDS) based on X-ray are used at airports to screen baggage for the presence of explosives. Once EDS are installed in airports, however, it can be challenging to test the EDS equipment and verify that it continues to perform at the highest level, because of the impracticality of introducing bulk explosives into civil aviation airports. The problem is particularly acute for sensitive homemade explosives, such as triacetone triperoxide (TATP). This paper describes our work to develop a safe, accurate and stable simulant for TATP for EDS based on X-ray transmission. Bulk quantities of TATP were synthesised and characterised especially for this project, and we describe the unique challenges and safety considerations of collecting this data. Our calculations show that the expanded measurement uncertainty with a coverage factor of k = 2 is 5.7% for bulk density and 1.0% for Zeff at 24 months.
Highlights
In Europe, civil aviation security is regulated at EU level under Framework Regulation 300/2008 [1]and its related supplementing and implementing legislation [2]
This paper describes the development of triacetone triperoxide (TATP) powder bulk simulants for explosives detection systems (EDS) carried out at
This paper describes the development of TATP powder bulk simulants for EDS carried out at the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) in Geel, Belgium
Summary
In Europe, civil aviation security is regulated at EU level under Framework Regulation 300/2008 [1]and its related supplementing and implementing legislation [2]. In Europe, civil aviation security is regulated at EU level under Framework Regulation 300/2008 [1]. The detailed measures for the implementation of these basic standards are laid down in the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1998 [3]. This legislation includes minimum performance requirements for security screening equipment, including explosives detection systems used to screen baggage for the presence of explosives. Explosives detection systems (EDS) is a specific term that refers to X-ray equipment with the functionality to automatically detect (and indicate by means of an alarm) the presence of explosives in screened baggage.
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