2, 4, 6-Trinitrotoluene detection by laser-photofragmentation-laser-induced fluorescence

Applied Optics

Volumn 35, Issue 21, 1996, Pages 3998-4003

  Wu, Dongdong ^a   Singh, Jagdish P ^a   Yueh, Fang Y ^a   Monts, David L ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

2, 4, 6 trinitrotoluene.; Energetic materials; Explosive detection; Laser photofragmentation; Laser induced fluorescence

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; COMPOSITION; FLUORESCENCE; NEODYMIUM LASERS; NITROGEN OXIDES; PHOTOLYSIS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; PUMPING (LASER); SOILS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

DETECTION LIMIT; ENERGETIC MATERIALS; LASER INDUCED FLUORESCENCE; PHOTOFRAGMENTATION; TRINITROTOLUENE;

EXPLOSIVES;

EID: 0030192428     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.35.003998     Document Type: Article

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