TY - JOUR A1 - von Chrzanowski, Lars A1 - Beckmann, Jörg A1 - Marchetti, Barbara A1 - Ewert, Uwe A1 - Schade, U. T1 - Terahertz time domain spectroscopy for non-destructive testing of hazardous liquids N2 - Flüssige Gefahr- und Brennstoffe sowie explosive Flüssigkeiten werden mittels zeitaufgelöster Terahertz-Spektroskopie (THZ-TDS) in Analogie zu den in der zerstörungsfreien Werkstoffprüfung verwendeten Strategien untersucht. Verschiedene polare Flüssigkeiten (Alkohole, Aceton, Wasserstoffperoxid, Nitromethan), unpolare Flugzeug- und Kraftfahrzeugkraftstoffe sowie organische Lösungsmittel werden in der praxisrelevanten Reflexionsgeometrie berührungs- und zerstörungsfrei im Zeitbereich charakterisiert. Die Absorptions- und Brechungsindizes einer repräsentativen Auswahl von Flüssigkeiten wurden im Frequenzbereich zwischen 0.1 THz und 1.1 THz unter Verwendung der Transmissionsanordnung spektral ermittelt. Die Messkonfiguration wird für stark und schwach absorbierende Flüssigkeiten jeweils angepasst. KW - Zeitaufgelöste Terahertz-Spektroskopie (THZ-TDS) KW - Flüssige Gefahr und Brennstoffe KW - Time domain spectroscopy PY - 2012 SN - 0025-5300 VL - 54 IS - 6 SP - 444 EP - 450 PB - Hanser CY - München AN - OPUS4-26057 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schade, U. A1 - Dawei, C. A1 - Puskar, L. A1 - Ritter, E. A1 - Beckmann, Jörg T1 - Removal of Etalon Features in the Far-Infrared–Terahertz Transmittance Spectra of Thin Polymer Films N2 - Etalon features in infrared spectra of stratified samples, their influence on the interpretation and methods to circumvent their presence in infrared spectra have been in discussion for decades. This paper focuses on the application of a method originally developed to remove interference fringes in the mid-infrared spectra for far-infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy on thin polymer films. We show that the total transmittance-reflectance technique, commonly used for mid-infrared, also works successfully in the far infrared spectral range where other approaches fail. Experimental spectra obtained by such technique are supported by model calculations and reveal the possibility and limits to obtain almost undisturbed far-infrared spectra which are suitable to determine low energy vibrations of ionomer salts under certain sample conditions. KW - Far-infrared spectroscopy KW - Absorption KW - Etalon feature KW - Total transmittance reflectance PY - 2020 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1177/0003702820922295 VL - 74 IS - 12 SP - 1530 EP - 1539 PB - Sage journals AN - OPUS4-51367 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kömmling, Anja A1 - Chatzigiannakis, E. A1 - Beckmann, Jörg A1 - Wachtendorf, Volker A1 - von der Ehe, Kerstin A1 - Braun, Ulrike A1 - Jaunich, Matthias A1 - Schade, U. A1 - Wolff, Dietmar T1 - Discoloration Effects of High-Dose gamma-Irradiation and Long-Term Thermal Aging of (U) HMW-PE N2 - Two polyethylene types with ultra-high (UHMWPE) and high molecular weight (HMW-PE) used as neutron radiation shielding materials in casks for radioactive waste were irradiated with doses up to 600 kGy using a 60Co gammasource. Subsequently, thermal aging at 125∘C was applied for up to one year. Degradation effects in the materials were characterized using colorimetry, UV-Visspectroscopy, IR spectroscopy, and DSC. Both materials exhibited a yellowing upon irradiation.The discoloration of UHMW-PE disappeared again after thermal aging.Therefore, the yellowing is assumed to originate fromannealable color centers in the formof free radicals that are trapped in the crystalline regions of the polymer and recombine at elevated temperatures. For the antioxidantcontaining HMWPE, yellowing was observed after both irradiation and thermal aging. The color change was correlated mainly to decomposition products of the antioxidant in addition to trapped radicals as in UHMW-PE. Additionally, black spots appeared after thermal aging of HMW-PE. KW - Irradiation KW - UHMWPE KW - Colour center KW - Yellowness index PY - 2017 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-423992 SN - 1687-9422 VL - 2017 IS - Article ID 1362491 SP - 1 EP - 10 PB - Hindawi AN - OPUS4-42399 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Beckmann, Jörg A1 - Marchetti, B. A1 - von Chrzanowski, Lars S. A1 - Ritter, E. A1 - Puskar, L. A1 - Aziz, E. F. A1 - Schade, U. T1 - Optical constants of harmful and highly energetic liquids for application to THz screening systems N2 - The far-infrared (IR) optical constants of a set of hazardous and flammable liquids have been obtained by means of spectroscopic ellipsometry in attenuated total reflection configuration over a broad spectral range. Such liquids recently became of considerable concern for transportation security measures worldwide. Their optical identification at check-in gates can only become possible if the characteristic spectra are already known. The refractive indices and the extinction coefficients reported here contribute to a spectroscopic data base in the far-IR and terahertz (THz) spectral regions and may support modeling the performance of THz screening systems on liquids for airports and other security sensitive areas. Examples of several container material/liquid systems are discussed. From the measured optical constants typical THz waveforms are calculated and discussed. KW - liquids material characterization KW - Ellipsometry KW - FT-IR spectroscopy KW - THz time-domain spectroscopy (THz-TDS) PY - 2016 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1109/TTHZ.2016.2547319 SN - 2156-342X VL - 2016 / Vol. PP IS - 99 SP - 1 EP - 12 PB - IEEE - Inst. Electrical Electronics Engineers Inc CY - New York, NY, USA AN - OPUS4-36366 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Bartoll, Jens A1 - Hahn, Oliver A1 - Schade, U. T1 - Application of synchrotron infrared radiation in the study of organic coatings in cross-sections KW - Cultural heritage KW - FTIR KW - Synchrotron radiation KW - Non-destructive testing KW - Organic material PY - 2008 SN - 0039-3630 SN - 0370-9124 VL - 53 IS - 1 SP - 1 EP - 8 PB - International Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works CY - London AN - OPUS4-17709 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -