Increasing selectivity for TNT-based explosive detection by synchronous luminescence and derivative spectroscopy with quantum yields of selected aromatic amines

Applied Spectroscopy

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 68-73

  Sheaff, Chrystal N ^a   Eastwood, DeLyle ^a   Wai, Chien M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

Aromatic amines; Derivative spectroscopy; Explosive vapors; Fluorescence; synchronous luminescence; Nitro aromatics; Quantum yields

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC AMINES; DERIVATIVE SPECTROSCOPY; EXPLOSIVE VAPORS; NITRO AROMATICS; QUANTUM YIELDS;

AMINES; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; LUMINESCENCE; MOLECULES; QUANTUM THEORY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

EXPLOSIVES;

AMINE; AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; EXPLOSIVE; TRINITROTOLUENE;

CHEMISTRY; CONFERENCE PAPER; EVALUATION; LUMINESCENCE; METHODOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECTROFLUOROMETRY;

AMINES; EXPLOSIVE AGENTS; HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; LUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; MICROCHEMISTRY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE; TRINITROTOLUENE;

EID: 33846670354     PISSN: 00037028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1366/000370207779701343     Document Type: Conference Paper

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