Explosives standoff detection using Raman spectroscopy: From bulk towards trace detection

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7664, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Pettersson, Anna ^a   Wallin, Sara ^a   Östmark, Henric ^a   Ehlerding, Anneli ^a   Johansson, Ida ^a   Nordberg, Markus ^a   Ellis, Hanna ^a   Al Khalili, Ahmed ^a  

^a SWEDISH DEFENCE RESEARCH AGENCY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

detection; explosives; IED; imaging; Raman; resonance enhanced; RRS; spectroscopy; standoff; vapors

Indexed keywords

DETECTION; IED; IMAGING; RAMAN; RESONANCE ENHANCED; RRS; STANDOFF;

EXPLOSIVES; NITRATION; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; RESONANCE; SULFUR; TRACE ANALYSIS; VAPORS;

EXPLOSIVES DETECTION;

EID: 78649750495     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.852544     Document Type: Conference Paper

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