• DocumentCode
    2237610
  • Title

    Hyperspectral infrared microscopy of explosives particles using an external cavity quantum cascade laser

  • Author

    Phillips, M.C. ; Bernacki, B.E.

  • Author_Institution
    Pacific Northwest Nat. Lab., Richland, WA, USA
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    1-6 May 2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    A hyperspectral infrared microscope using external cavity quantum cascade laser illumination and a microbolometer focal plane array is used to characterize nanogram-scale particles of the explosives RDX, tetryl, and PETN at fast acquisition rates.
  • Keywords
    bolometers; explosives; focal planes; laser beam applications; quantum cascade lasers; PETN; RDX; explosives particles; external cavity quantum cascade laser; hyperspectral infrared microscope; hyperspectral infrared microscopy; microbolometer focal plane array; nanogram-scale particles; tetryl; Cavity resonators; Explosives; Hyperspectral imaging; Laboratories; Lighting; Microscopy; Quantum cascade lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-1223-4
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5950519