Handheld Raman and FT-IR Spectrometers

Infrared and Raman Spectroscopy in Forensic Science

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 275-287

  Hargreaves, Michael D ^a   Green, Robert L ^a   Jalenak, Wayne ^a   Brown, Christopher D ^a   Gardner, Craig ^a  

^a Thermo Fisher Scientific   (United States)

Author keywords

Handheld Raman and FT IR spectrometers; Identification of explosives, both military and IEDs and HME components; Portable Raman, and miniature laser diode sources, miniaturised spectrographs; Pure explosives, with explosive precursor mixture, equally important; Raman and FT IR spectrometers, use by military and homeland security; Raman and mid IR FT IR, for unknown solids and liquids; Raman spectroscopy, non contact, enabling clear, identification of compounds; Raman spectroscopy, non contact, material analysis in transparent containers; ROC curve, and TIDR, FIDR, in signal detection theory, clinical diagnostic screening; Vibrational spectroscopy, Raman, and mid IR (FT IR), in safety security sectors

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887148789     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781119962328.ch5c     Document Type: Chapter

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