NIR small arms muzzle flash

Joseph Montoya; Stephen Kennerly; Edward Rede

doi:10.1117/12.849737

22 April 2010 NIR small arms muzzle flash

Joseph Montoya, Stephen Kennerly, Edward Rede

Proceedings Volume 7662, Infrared Imaging Systems: Design, Analysis, Modeling, and Testing XXI; 766203 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.849737
Event: SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing, 2010, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

Utilization of Near-Infrared (NIR) spectral features in a muzzle flash will allow for small arms detection using low cost silicon (Si)-based imagers. Detection of a small arms muzzle flash in a particular wavelength region is dependent on the intensity of that emission, the efficiency of source emission transmission through the atmosphere, and the relative intensity of the background scene. The NIR muzzle flash signature exists in the relatively large Si spectral response wavelength region of 300 nm-1100 nm, which allows for use of commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) Si-based detectors. The alkali metal origin of the NIR spectral features in the 7.62 × 39-mm round muzzle flash is discussed, and the basis for the spectral bandwidth is examined, using a calculated Voigt profile. This report will introduce a model of the 7.62 × 39-mm NIR muzzle flash signature based on predicted source characteristics. Atmospheric limitations based on NIR spectral regions are investigated in relation to the NIR muzzle flash signature. A simple signal-to-clutter ratio (SCR) metric is used to predict sensor performance based on a model of radiance for the source and solar background and pixel registered image subtraction.

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Joseph Montoya, Stephen Kennerly, and Edward Rede "NIR small arms muzzle flash", Proc. SPIE 7662, Infrared Imaging Systems: Design, Analysis, Modeling, and Testing XXI, 766203 (22 April 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.849737

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