TY - CONF A1 - Beckmann, Jörg A1 - von Chrzanowski, Lars A1 - Fratzscher, Daniel A1 - Ewert, Uwe ED - Thompson, D. O. ED - Chimenti, D. E. T1 - Spectral and spatial nondestructive examination of dielectric materials with THz time domain spectroscopy N2 - A time domain spectrometer T-ray 2000® operating in the range of 0.2-2 THz was used for Time of Flight measurements. A series of ethanol water mixtures from 10% to 90% were produced subsequently filled in polystyrene cells and analyzed in the T-ray 2000 TDS system in the reflection mode. The reflectivity of the material liquid interface is strongly influenced by the ethanol concentration in water. The reciprocal reflection coefficient of the material liquid interface was found to be a useful discriminating feature for further Probably of Detection calculations which can be used for the performance evaluation of potential THz bottle scanners. THz pulse echo (PE) measurements were performed in comparison to the established ultra sound PE technique for flaw detection of plastics. Synthetic aperture reconstructions were applied for simulated data to reconstruct the flaw shape. The results were compared with B-scan images of a high density polyethylene (HDPE) test cylinder. Existing restrictions on the quality of the back projected images and limits of the existing model are discussed in detail. T2 - 38th Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation CY - Burlington, VT, USA DA - 17.07.2011 KW - Terahertz time domain spectroscopy KW - Time of flight diffraction KW - Non destructive testing KW - Polymers KW - Probability of detection KW - Thz Tomography PY - 2012 SN - 978-0-7354-1013-8 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4716279 SN - 0743-0760 SN - 0094-243X N1 - Serientitel: AIP conference proceedings – Series title: AIP conference proceedings VL - 31A IS - 1430 SP - 573 EP - 580 PB - American Institute of Physics CY - Melville, NY AN - OPUS4-26103 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Ewert, Uwe A1 - Beckmann, Jörg A1 - von Chrzanowski, Lars A1 - Brekow, Gerhard A1 - Brackrock, Daniel T1 - Time of flight diffraction (ToFD) with THz radiation - an alternative to the ultra sound - ToFD technique for non-metallic materials N2 - A time domain spectrometer in the range of 0.5–2 THz was used for time of flight (ToF) measurements of THz pulses for imperfection detection in non metallic materials. The measurements were performed in comparison to the established ultra sound pulse echo (PE) and time of flight diffraction (ToFD) technique. No coupling agent and no contact to the surface is required for THz ToFD measurements. Plastic test specimen with notches, voids and drilled side holes were used to study reflected and diffracted response signals. No major differences were observed between the UT and THz ToFD records for the first surface of the notches, voids and holes. Additionally to the UT records also signals were obtained from its back side and a second raw of holes. The THz measurement is fast and has the potential to substitute UT applications in some industrial areas. Within the German project 'Handheld' the potential for miniaturization of the time domain equipment is explored for efficient application. KW - Spectrometers KW - Ultrasonic diffraction KW - Acoustic signal processing KW - Voids (solid) KW - Terahertz time domain spectroscopy KW - Ultrasonic KW - Time of flight diffraction KW - Non destructive testing KW - Polymers PY - 2011 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3591898 SN - 0094-243X VL - 1335 SP - 541 EP - 548 PB - American Institute of Physics CY - Melville, NY, USA AN - OPUS4-23895 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Beckmann, Jörg A1 - Schade, U. A1 - von der Ehe, Kerstin A1 - Jaunich, Matthias A1 - Wolff, Dietmar A1 - Aziz, E. F. T1 - THz and Mid IR Fourier transform spectroscopy on polyethylene irradiated with Gamma- Co60 radiation N2 - THz and mid IR spectroscopy of high molecular PE (HMW) and ultra high molecular PE (UHMW) reveals modifications of the molecular structure induced by γ-Co60 radiation. UHMW-PE and HMW-PE can be distinguished. The integral absorption in the B1u THz-region can quantitatively describe the amorphization of crystallinity. The formation of trans vinylene unsaturations and the decay of vinyl can be followed by mid IR spectroscopy T2 - IRMMW-THz 2014 - 39th International conference on infrared, millimeter, and terahertz waves CY - Tucson, Arizona, USA DA - 14.09.2014 KW - Thz and Mid IR Fourier transform spectroscopy KW - Polyethylene KW - Gamma-Co-60 radiation KW - Fourier transform spectroscopy KW - Infrared spectroscopy KW - Light absorption KW - Molecular electronic states KW - Polymers KW - MidIR Fourier transform spectroscopy KW - Terahertz spectroscopy KW - THz spectroscopy KW - γ-Co60radiation KW - HMW KW - High molecular PE KW - Ultrahigh molecular PE KW - Molecular structure modifications KW - UHMW-PE KW - HMW-PE KW - Integral absorption KW - B1uTHz-region KW - Crystallinity amorphization KW - Transvinylene unsaturation formation KW - Vinyl decay KW - Absorption KW - Radiation effects KW - Temperature measurement KW - Spectroscopy PY - 2014 UR - http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=6956355&isnumber=6955975 SN - 978-1-4799-3877-3 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1109/IRMMW-THz.2014.6956355 IS - IEEE Catalog No.: CFP14IMM-ART SP - 1 EP - 2 AN - OPUS4-32699 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -