Directed fluorescence sensor element for standoff detection of uranium in soil

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 138, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 134-137

  Pestov, Dmitry ^a   Chen, Chien Cheng ^a   Nelson, Jean D ^a,b   Anderson, John E ^a,b   Tepper, Gary ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Topographic Engineering Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Directed fluorescence; Fluorescence standoff sensor; Silica gel; Uranyl

Indexed keywords

DISSOLUTION; GELATION; LENSES; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; OXIDES; SENSORS; SILICA; SILICA GEL; SOILS; TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS; URANIUM; URANIUM ALLOYS;

BALL LENS; DIRECTED FLUORESCENCE; EXCITATION SOURCES; FLUORESCENCE INTENSITIES; FLUORESCENCE SENSORS; FLUORESCENCE SIGNALS; FOCAL POINTS; MOIST SOILS; NANOPOROUS SILICAS; ORDER OF MAGNITUDES; SIGNAL ENHANCEMENTS; SILICA GEL LAYERS; STAND-OFF DETECTIONS; URANYL; URANYL IONS;

FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 63749125505     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2009.02.049     Document Type: Article

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