Development of a photofragmentation laser-induced-fluorescence laser sensor for detection of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene in soil and groundwater

Applied Optics

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1411-1417

  Boudreaux, Gary M ^a   Miller, Tracy S ^a   Kunefke, Amanda J ^a   Singh, Jagdish P ^a   Yueh, Fang Yu ^a   Monts, David L ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0001447254     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.38.001411     Document Type: Article

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