Science of bomb detection: Nuclear quadrupole resonance

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Good article in American Scientist magazine:


http://www.americanscientist.org/template/AssetDetail/assetid/39131?fulltext=true

Using nuclear quadrupole resonance to detect bombs would be a new approach. Most techniques, including this one, relies on the fact that nitrogen is part of most explosives. This article explains how the nucleus of some atoms including nitrogen, is not spherical, but somewhat flattened.

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1. Fascinating article.

Thanks for posting it!