Electromagnetic Phantom Exorcises Specters of Metal Detector Tests (IMAGE)

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Electromagnetic Phantom Exorcises Specters of Metal Detector Tests

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Guest researcher John Jendzurski prepares the NIST electromagnetic phantom for passage through the walk-through metal detector behind it. The carbon-polymer blocks of the phantom are arranged in a form that simulates the mass and height of the average American adult male. Metal objects such as the mock eyeglasses and belt buckle (top and center of the phantom) test the detector's function.

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Michael E. Newman, NIST

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