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Experimental results on the detection of latent water in a honeycomb fiberglass structure using terahertz thermography are presented. These data are compared with data that were obtained using active infrared thermography.
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Original Russian Text © A.O. Chulkov, L. Gaverina, C. Pradere, J.-C. Batsale, V.P. Vavilov, 2015, published in Defektoskopiya, 2015, Vol. 51, No. 8, pp. 72–76.
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Chulkov, A.O., Gaverina, L., Pradere, C. et al. Water detection in honeycomb composite structures using terahertz thermography. Russ J Nondestruct Test 51, 520–523 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1061830915080033
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