Detection of illicit chemicals by portable Raman spectrometer

Bulletin of the Polish Academy of Sciences: Technical Sciences

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 449-452

  Smulko, J ^a   Kwiatkowski, A ^a   Gnyba, M ^a  

^a GDANSK UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

chemical detection; detection efficiency; lasers; Raman spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

DETECTION EFFICIENCY; FAST METHODS; PORTABLE DEVICE; RAMAN SPECTROMETERS; TERRORIST ATTACKS;

LASERS; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SPECTROMETERS; SPECTROMETRY;

CHEMICAL DETECTION;

EID: 84858676634     PISSN: 02397528     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10175-011-0057-3     Document Type: Article

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