The increased use of peroxide-based explosives (PBEs) in criminal and terrorist activity has
created a demand for continued innovation in the detection of these agents. This review …

Laser-Based Optical Detection of Explosives offers a comprehensive review of past, present,
and emerging laser-based methods for the detection of a variety of explosives. This book …

Standoff infrared and Raman spectroscopy (SIRS and SRS) detection systems were
designed from commercial instrumentation and successfully tested in remote detection of …

Fourier transform-infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy has gained considerable attention among
the forensic scientists because it shows high sensitivity and selectivity and offers near real …

Abstract Fiber Optic Coupled Reflection/Absorption Infrared Spectroscopy (RAIRS) has been
investigated as a potential technique for developing methodologies of detection and …

Investigations focusing on devising rapid and accurate methods for developing signatures
for microorganisms that could be used as biological warfare agents' detection, identification …

The field of nanotubes and nanowires is evolving at a rapid pace, with many potential
applications in electronics, optics, and sensors, to name a few. In this book, various …

This research examines the surface contamination properties, trace sample preparation
methodologies, detection systems response and generation of explosive contamination …

Infrared emissions (IREs) of samples of pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN) deposited as
contamination residues on various substrates were measured to generate models for the …

This paper reviews our work on the development of microwave carbon nanotube resonator
sensors for gas detection. The sensor consists of a radio frequency resonator coated with a …