Hand held explosives detection system

Conrad, Frank J

Title: Hand held explosives detection system

Abstract

The present invention is directed to a sensitive hand-held explosives detection device capable of detecting the presence of extremely low quantities of high explosives molecules, and which is applicable to sampling vapors from personnel, baggage, cargo, etc., as part of an explosives detection system.

Inventors:

Conrad, Frank J ^[1]

Albuquerque, NM

Issue Date:: 1992-01-01

Research Org.:: Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 868430

Patent Number(s):: 5138889

Assignee:: United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES

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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
G01N1/2202 - {involving separation of sample components during sampling}
G01N30/70 - Electron capture detectors
G01N30/08 - using an enricher
G01N2030/126 - {evaporating sample}
G01N2030/143 - {selective absorption}
G01N30/12 - by evaporation
G01N2001/2223 - {aerosol sampling devices}

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DOE Contract Number:: AC04-76

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: hand; held; explosives; detection; directed; sensitive; hand-held; device; capable; detecting; presence; extremely; quantities; molecules; applicable; sampling; vapors; personnel; baggage; cargo; etc; detection device; hand held; device capable; explosives detection; /73/

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Electrically heated cold trap inlet system for computer-controlled high-speed gas chromatography
journal, September 1988

Lanning, L. A.; Sacks, R. D.; Mouradian, R. F.
Analytical Chemistry, Vol. 60, Issue 18
https://doi.org/10.1021/ac00169a036

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Electrically heated cold trap inlet system for computer-controlled high-speed gas chromatography journal, September 1988

Electrically heated cold trap inlet system for computer-controlled high-speed gas chromatography
journal, September 1988