SEDL / STP / STP1127-EB / STP15324S

Vapor Detection of Explosives

Fine, DH
Thermedics, Inc., Woburn, MA

Achter, EK
Thermedics, Inc., Woburn, MA

Pages: 5    Published: Jan 1992

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Abstract

The science of explosives vapor detection is reviewed. A variety of physical mechanisms are available for transport of explosives molecules from a hidden explosive device to a detector. The importance of sampling techniques and detector selectivity is emphasized.