Identification of explosive substances through improved signals obtained by a portable Raman spectrometer

Spectroscopy Letters

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 413-419

  Mass, J ^a   Polo, A ^a   Martnez, O ^b   Lopez W ^a   Zurek, E ^a   Esmeral, M ^a   Delgado, J ^a   Alvarez, H ^c   Garca, L ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DEL NORTE   (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^c Centro de Investigaciones   (Colombia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

explosive substances; Raman portable; Raman spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863563446     PISSN: 00387010     EISSN: 15322289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00387010.2011.627528     Document Type: Article

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