Detection of vapors of explosives and explosive-related compounds by ultraviolet cavity ringdown spectroscopy

Applied Optics

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 620-627

  Ramos, Christopher ^a   Dagdigian, Paul J ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ABSORPTION SPECTRA; DILUTION; EXPLOSIVES; RAYLEIGH SCATTERING; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION); TOLUENE; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

DILUTED FLOWS; SATURATED VAPORS; SOLUTION-PHASE VALUES; UV CAVITY RINGDOWN SPECTROSCOPY (CRDS);

VAPORS;

EID: 33947140520     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.46.000620     Document Type: Article

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