Full-body scanner - deep insights before take-off
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Since around 2002, body scanners have been standard equipment at airport security checks. How they work in principle and how they are constructed will be discussed in the lecture.
The use of body scanners for access control to security-relevant areas can no longer be dispensed with today. These are technically highly interesting devices that work partly with X-rays and partly with microwave radiation. A distinction is made between active and passive systems, depending on whether radiation is emitted "actively" or whether the presence of other sources is utilized "passively". In the case of passive systems, Planck's radiation law forms the physical basis of the mode of operation.
Various types of scanners will be presented and discussed in the lecture. Other useful applications in the fields of medical technology, building insulation and non-destructive material testing will be addressed.
Registration information
Target group: School classes or interested groups with previous scientific knowledge
Format: Show lecture
Aim: Insight into a lecture in the field of electrical engineering/computer science
Organizer: Department of Electrical Engineering/Computer Science, Department of Microwave Electronics
Duration: 90 minutes
Group size: from 30 people