Stand-off detection of vapor phase explosives by resonance enhanced Raman spectroscopy

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7835, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Ehlerding, Anneli ^a   Johansson, Ida ^a   Wallin, Sara ^a   Östmark, Henric ^a  

^a SWEDISH DEFENCE RESEARCH AGENCY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

explosives; Raman spectroscopy; resonance enhancement; resonance Raman; stand off detection

Indexed keywords

LABORATORY CONDITIONS; NITROMETHANE; NONRESONANT; RAMAN CROSS SECTIONS; RESONANCE ENHANCED; RESONANCE ENHANCEMENT; RESONANCE RAMAN; RESONANCE RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; STAND-OFF; STANDOFF DETECTION; VAPOR PHASE; VAPOR PHASE EXPLOSIVES; WAVELENGTH RANGES;

EXPLOSIVES DETECTION; RAMAN SCATTERING; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; REMOTE SENSING; RESONANCE; SIGNAL DETECTION; VAPOR PHASE EPITAXY; VAPORS;

EXPLOSIVES;

EID: 78649751847     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.865012     Document Type: Conference Paper

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