Characterization of the explosive triacetone triperoxide and detection by ion mobility spectrometry

Forensic Science International

Volumn 135, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 53-59

  Buttigieg, Gavin A ^a   Knight, Andrew K ^a   Denson, Stephen ^a   Pommier, Carolyn ^a   Denton, M Bonner ^a  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Ion mobility spectrometry (IMS); NMR; Raman; Triacetone triperoxide (TATP)

Indexed keywords

EXPLOSIVE; TOLUENE; TRIACETONE TRIPEROXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DISSOLUTION; INFRARED SPECTROMETRY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; SPECTROMETRY; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0042669862     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(03)00175-0     Document Type: Article

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