Detection of Hazardous Chemicals Using Field-Portable Raman Spectroscopy

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5048, Issue , 2003, Pages 107-118

  Wright, Cherylyn W ^a   Harvey, Scott D ^a   Wright, Bob W ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

CW agents; Explosives; Field portable; Hazardous chemicals; Illicit drugs; Raman safety; Raman spectroscopy; Rapid identification

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL WARFARE; CHEMICALS; DEGRADATION; EXPLOSIVES; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; MOLECULAR VIBRATIONS; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SOLVENTS;

HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS;

CHEMICAL SENSORS;

EID: 0242693979     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.484709     Document Type: Conference Paper

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