Improved detection of explosive residues by laser thermal desorption

Johns Hopkins APL Technical Digest (Applied Physics Laboratory)

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 389-394

  Morgan, John S ^a   Bryden, Wayne A ^b   Miragliotta, Joseph A ^b   Aamodt, Leonard C ^b  

^a APL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Desorption; Detection; Explosive; Land mine; Laser

Indexed keywords

DESORPTION; EXPLOSIVES; ORDNANCE; PULSED LASER APPLICATIONS;

LASER THERMAL DESORPTION;

CHEMICAL SENSORS;

EID: 0032659881     PISSN: 02705214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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