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That can be translated as a 'yes'? That the copper, aluminum, stainless or brass mesh will successfully prevent THz from passing through? Also, to address several comments that have been posted: I am fully aware that proceeding with this experiment will almost certainly result in excessive scrutiny by the TSA but that is my objective. Amendment IV The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.

Of course they will. They can peer inside if they desire with old fashioned eyeballs. =) So the question remains open. Can such a liner, sewn into carry-on luggage, reflect Thz away?

Ha! Well, I was thinking about modifying some carry-on bags to be unscannable by sewing in an additional liner of common copper mesh used for filtration but after a cursory search the smallest openings I could find were in the 0.05mm range. If the smallest wavelength is 0.1mm, I would have expected an opening of 0.05mm would prevent passage or possibly allow limited pass-through for a bleedover effect but as I said, this is not my expertise and I am quite certain that there are variables I have not accounted for in my assumption.

Hello Folks. I'm an electronics specialist but not in the field of RF / emitted energy and I have a question for those who might have more intimate knowledge. Using a common microwave oven as an example: The oven operates at 2.45 ghz with a wavelength of approx. 122mm. The metal mesh / screen inside the door allows sight into the chamber but disallows microwaves from escaping because the holes in the screen are too small for the microwaves to propagate through (roughly 1 to 1.5mm openings) Now let's move to Terahertz radiation with wavelengths ranging from 0.1mm to 1.0mm. What size opening would disallow these waves to pass? I would expect a copper mesh with openings of 0.05mm would suffice? Any help is greatly appreciated!