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8 May 2009 Standoff detection of hazardous materials using a novel dual-laser pulse technique: theory and experiments
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Abstract
The present work focuses on a new variant of double pulse laser induced breakdown spectroscopy (DP-LIBS) called Townsend effect plasma spectroscopy (TEPS) for standoff applications. In the TEPS technique, the atomic and molecular emission lines are enhanced by a factor on the order of 25 to 300 times over LIBS, depending upon the emission lines observed. As a result, it is possible to extend the range of laser induced plasma techniques beyond LIBS and DP-LIBS for the detection of CBRNE materials at distances of several meters.
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Alan Ford, Robert D. Waterbury, Jeremy Rose, and Edwin L. Dottery "Standoff detection of hazardous materials using a novel dual-laser pulse technique: theory and experiments", Proc. SPIE 7304, Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosives (CBRNE) Sensing X, 73041C (8 May 2009); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.819214
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KEYWORDS
Plasma

Laser induced breakdown spectroscopy

Explosives

Carbon dioxide lasers

Chemical species

Aluminum

Explosives detection

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