Surface-enhanced raman scattering detection of ammonium nitrate samples fabricated using drop-on-demand inkjet technology

Applied Spectroscopy

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 287-296

  Farrell, Mikella E ^a   Holthoff, Ellen L ^a   Pellegrino, Paul M ^a  

^a U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonium nitrate; Energetic; Hazard; Klarite; SERS; Surface enhanced Raman scattering

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894621323     PISSN: 00037028     EISSN: 19433530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1366/13-07035     Document Type: Article

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