Selective sampling and laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) analysis of organic explosive residues on polymer surfaces

Applied Spectroscopy

Volumn 66, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1197-1203

  Fernández Bravo, Ángel ^a   Lucena, Patricia ^a   Laserna, José Javier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ablation of organic materials; Analysis; Explosives; Laser induced breakdown spectroscopy; LIBS; Selective sampling

Indexed keywords

2 ,4 ,6-TRINITROTOLUENE; ANALYSIS; DAILY LIVES; DINITROTOLUENES; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; EXPLOSIVE RESIDUES; FOCAL CONDITIONS; LIBS; ORGANIC MATERIALS; PLASMA FORMATIONS; PLASMA IMAGING; POLYMER SURFACES; PULSE ENERGIES; SELECTIVE SAMPLING; SOLID SURFACE; SPECIES DISTRIBUTIONS; SPECTRAL CONTRIBUTION; SPECTROSCOPIC INFORMATION; SURFACE SENSITIVITY;

ABLATION; ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; EXPLOSIVES; PLASMAS;

SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

EID: 84867249159     PISSN: 00037028     EISSN: 19433530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1366/12-06697     Document Type: Article

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