Remote sensing of explosives using infrared and ultraviolet filaments

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2008, Pages

  Mirell, Daniel ^a   Chalus, Olivier ^a   Peterson, Kristen ^b   Diels, Jean Claude ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b SOUTHWEST SCIENCES INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INORGANIC COMPOUNDS; REMOTE SENSING;

AMMONIUM PERCHLORATES; DINITROTOLUENES; LIGHT FILAMENTS; SPECTROSCOPIC MEASUREMENTS; SPECTROSCOPIC SIGNATURES; UV FILAMENTS;

FILAMENTS (LAMP);

EID: 51849091136     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.25.00B108     Document Type: Conference Paper

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