Contributed Review: Quantum cascade laser based photoacoustic detection of explosives
Abstract
Detecting trace explosives and explosive-related compounds has recently become a topic of utmost importance for increasing public security around the world. A wide variety of detection methods and an even wider range of physical chemistry issues are involved in this very challenging area. Optical sensing methods, in particular mid-infrared spectrometry techniques, have a great potential to become a more desirable tools for the detection of explosives. The small size, simplicity, high output power, long-term reliability make external cavity quantum cascade lasers (EC-QCLs) the promising spectroscopic sources for developing analytical instrumentation. This work reviews the current technical progress in EC-QCL-based photoacoustic spectroscopy for explosives detection. The potential for both close-contact and standoff configurations using this technique is completely presented over the course of approximately the last one decade.
- Authors:
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- Key Laboratory of Opto-Electronic Information Acquisition and Manipulation of Ministry of Education, Anhui University, Hefei (China)
- Department of Atmospheric Chemistry, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz (Germany)
- Laboratoire de Physicochimie de l’Atmosphére, Université du Littoral Côte d’Opale, Dunkerque (France)
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523-1374 (United States)
- Publication Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 22392392
- Resource Type:
- Journal Article
- Journal Name:
- Review of Scientific Instruments
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 86; Journal Issue: 3; Other Information: (c) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0034-6748
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; DETECTION; EXPLOSIVES; LASERS; PHOTOACOUSTIC SPECTROSCOPY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SECURITY
Citation Formats
Li, J. S., E-mail: jingsong-li@ahu.edu.cn, Yu, B., Fischer, H., Chen, W., and Yalin, A. P. Contributed Review: Quantum cascade laser based photoacoustic detection of explosives. United States: N. p., 2015.
Web. doi:10.1063/1.4916105.
Li, J. S., E-mail: jingsong-li@ahu.edu.cn, Yu, B., Fischer, H., Chen, W., & Yalin, A. P. Contributed Review: Quantum cascade laser based photoacoustic detection of explosives. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4916105
Li, J. S., E-mail: jingsong-li@ahu.edu.cn, Yu, B., Fischer, H., Chen, W., and Yalin, A. P. 2015.
"Contributed Review: Quantum cascade laser based photoacoustic detection of explosives". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4916105.
@article{osti_22392392,
title = {Contributed Review: Quantum cascade laser based photoacoustic detection of explosives},
author = {Li, J. S., E-mail: jingsong-li@ahu.edu.cn and Yu, B. and Fischer, H. and Chen, W. and Yalin, A. P.},
abstractNote = {Detecting trace explosives and explosive-related compounds has recently become a topic of utmost importance for increasing public security around the world. A wide variety of detection methods and an even wider range of physical chemistry issues are involved in this very challenging area. Optical sensing methods, in particular mid-infrared spectrometry techniques, have a great potential to become a more desirable tools for the detection of explosives. The small size, simplicity, high output power, long-term reliability make external cavity quantum cascade lasers (EC-QCLs) the promising spectroscopic sources for developing analytical instrumentation. This work reviews the current technical progress in EC-QCL-based photoacoustic spectroscopy for explosives detection. The potential for both close-contact and standoff configurations using this technique is completely presented over the course of approximately the last one decade.},
doi = {10.1063/1.4916105},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22392392},
journal = {Review of Scientific Instruments},
issn = {0034-6748},
number = 3,
volume = 86,
place = {United States},
year = {Sun Mar 15 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Sun Mar 15 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
}