Optimization of biological and instrumental detection of explosives and ignitable liquid residues including canines, SPME/ITMS and GC/MSn

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5071, Issue , 2003, Pages 183-192

  Furton, Kenneth G ^a   Harper, Ross J ^a   Perr, Jeannette M ^a   Almirall, José R ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Canine Detection; Explosives; GC MS n; Ignitable Liquid Residue; ITMS; SPME

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; FIRES; FUELS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; IGNITION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; ODORS; OPTIMIZATION; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SOLVENTS;

CANINE DETECTION; IGNITIABLE LIQUID RESIDUE; ION TRAP MOBILITY SPECTROMETRY (ITMS); SOLID PHASE MICROEXTRATION (SPME);

EXPLOSIVES;

EID: 1642556888     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.498122     Document Type: Conference Paper

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