Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS): A promising versatile chemical sensor technology for hazardous material detection

IEEE Sensors Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 681-689

  DeLucia Jr , Frank C ^a   Samuels, Alan C ^b   Harmon, Russell S ^c   Walters, Roy A ^d   McNesby, Kevin L ^a   LaPointe, Aaron ^e   Winkel Jr , Raymond J ^f   Miziolek, Andrzej W ^a  

^a U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b EDGEWOOD CHEMICAL BIOLOGICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c U S ARMY RESEARCH OFFICE   (United States)

^d Ocean Optics Inc   (United States)

^e NIGHT VISION AND ELECTRONIC SENSORS DIRECTORATE   (United States)

^f UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ablation, atomic spectroscopy; Bacillus; Broadband spectrometer; Laser induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS); Spores

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC SPECTROSCOPY; BACTERIA; BIOMATERIALS; CHEMICAL WARFARE; EXPLOSIVES; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; LASER ABLATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY;

BACILLUS; BROADBAND SPECTROMETER; LASER-INDUCED BREAKDOWN SPECTROSCOPY (LIBS); SPORES;

CHEMICAL SENSORS;

EID: 23844491161     PISSN: 1530437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2005.848151     Document Type: Article

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