Long-range standoff detection of chemical, biological, and explosive hazards on surfaces

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7679, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Fountain III, Augustus Way ^a   Guicheteau, Jason A ^a   Pearman, William F ^b   Chyba, Thomas H ^c   Christesen, Steven D ^a  

^a US Army Research Development and Engineering Command   (United States)

^b UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY   (United States)

^c ITT CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Fluorescence; LIBS; Raman; Standoff Detection; Ultra violet

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL VAPOR; EXPLOSIVE HAZARDS; LIBS; RAMAN; REMOTE DETECTION; SPECTROSCOPIC TECHNIQUE; STANDOFF CHEMICAL DETECTION; STANDOFF DETECTION; SURFACE DETECTION; ULTRA-VIOLET;

CONTAMINATION; EXPLOSIVES DETECTION; FLUORESCENCE; NANOTECHNOLOGY; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SENSORS; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; VAPORS;

POLLUTION DETECTION;

EID: 79953750126     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.851785     Document Type: Conference Paper

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