Detection of Volatile Vapors Emitted from Explosives with a Handheld Ion Mobility Spectrometer

Field Analytical Chemistry and Technology

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 215-221

  Ewing, R G ^a   Miller, C J ^a  

^a IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

DMNB; EGDN; IMS; Taggant; Vapor

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035639373     PISSN: 1086900X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/fact.10000     Document Type: Article

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