Explosives detection using direct analysis in real time (DART) mass spectrometry

Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 446-451

  Nilles, J Michael ^a   Connell, Theresa R ^a   Stokes, Sarah T ^a   Dupont Durst, H ^b  

^a EXCET INC   (United States)

^b EDGEWOOD CHEMICAL BIOLOGICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTES; DIRECT ANALYSIS IN REAL TIME; ENERGETIC COMPOUNDS; LIQUID MATRIX; MASS SPECTRA; RAPID DETECTION; SAMPLE PREPARATION; SIMULTANEOUS DETECTION; SOLID SUBSTRATES; THERMAL AND ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY;

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; EXPLOSIVES; IONIZATION OF LIQUIDS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; POLLUTION DETECTION; SURFACE ANALYSIS; SURFACE MORPHOLOGY;

EXPLOSIVES DETECTION;

EID: 78249248972     PISSN: 07213115     EISSN: 15214087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/prep.200900084     Document Type: Article

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