Fast gas chromatography of explosive compounds using a pulsed-discharge electron capture detector

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 815-818

  Collin, Olivier L ^a   Niegel, Claudia ^b   DeRhodes, Kate E ^a   McCord, Bruce R ^c   Jackson, Glen P ^a  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^c FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Explosives detection; Fast gas chromatography; Fast screening; Forensic chemistry; Forensic science; Microbore column; Nitramine; Nitrate esters; Nitroaromatics; Pulsed discharge electron capture detector

Indexed keywords

AMINE; AROMATIC NITRO COMPOUND; EXPLOSIVE; NITRAMINE; NITRATE; RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; CHEMISTRY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONFERENCE PAPER; DEGRADATION; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRON; ELECTRON CAPTURE DETECTION; FORENSIC CHEMISTRY; FORENSIC SCIENCE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HEAT TREATMENT; LIQUID LIQUID EXTRACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED DISCHARGE ELECTRON CAPTURE DETECTOR; REACTION TIME; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; SOLID PHASE MICROEXTRACTION;

EID: 33745755385     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2006.00171.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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