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Title: 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:
 [1];  [2];  [3];  [4]
  1. Key Laboratory of Opto-Electronic Information Acquisition and Manipulation of Ministry of Education, Anhui University, Hefei (China)
  2. Department of Atmospheric Chemistry, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz (Germany)
  3. Laboratoire de Physicochimie de l’Atmosphére, Université du Littoral Côte d’Opale, Dunkerque (France)
  4. 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}
}