Title :
Remote detection of explosive contaminated surfaces by mid-infrared lasers
Author :
Bauer, Christoph ; Geiser, Peter ; Burgmeier, Jorg ; Schade, Wolfgang ; Holl, Gerhard
Author_Institution :
Technische Universitaet Clausthal, Institut fuer Physik und Physikalische Technologien, Leibnizstrasse 4, 38678 Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germany
Abstract :
Vaporization of explosives is done at 1.5 μm and the vapor is analyzed for NO emission by MIR laser spectroscopy. The ratio of NO/NO2 is an indicator to distinguish between energetic and non-energetic materials.
Keywords :
Explosives; Spectroscopy; Surface contamination; Surface emitting lasers; (280.3640) LIDAR; (300.6360) Spectroscopy, laser;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628845
