Abstract
We studied the effect of surface roughness on terahertz reflectance spectra of explosives at both quasinormal and oblique incidence by Fourier-transform spectroscopy. The optical constants of 1,3,5,7-tetranitro-1,3,5,7-tetrazacyclooctane and 1,3,5 trinitro-1,3,5 triazacyclohexane were determined from the reflectance spectra of pure optically flat pellets and clear spectral signatures were found in the 0.5–8THz range. In the case of a realistic surface roughness of several tens of microns, the observation of the spectral signatures at quasinormal incidence is hindered by the specular reflectance roll-off at terahertz frequencies. On increasing the angle of incidence, the roll-off occurred at higher frequency and the surface roughness was optically measured. Oblique incidence geometries can benefit the development of terahertz standoff detection devices.
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