Apparatus and method for rapid detection of explosives residue from the deflagration signature thereof
Abstract
Apparatus and method for rapid detection of explosives residue from the deflagration signature thereof. A property inherent to most explosives is their stickiness, resulting in a strong tendency of explosive particulate to contaminate the environment of a bulk explosive. An apparatus for collection of residue particulate, burning the collected particulate, and measurement of the ultraviolet emission produced thereby, is described. The present invention can be utilized for real-time screening of personnel, cars, packages, suspected devices, etc., and provides an inexpensive, portable, and noninvasive means for detecting explosives.
- Inventors:
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- Los Alamos, NM
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 872333
- Patent Number(s):
- 5912466
- Assignee:
- Regents of University of California (Los Alamos, NM)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- apparatus; method; rapid; detection; explosives; residue; deflagration; signature; property; inherent; stickiness; resulting; strong; tendency; explosive; particulate; contaminate; environment; bulk; collection; burning; collected; measurement; ultraviolet; emission; produced; described; utilized; real-time; screening; personnel; cars; packages; suspected; devices; etc; provides; inexpensive; portable; noninvasive; means; detecting; rapid detection; deflagration signature; explosives residue; property inherent; /250/356/
Citation Formats
Funsten, Herbert O, and McComas, David J. Apparatus and method for rapid detection of explosives residue from the deflagration signature thereof. United States: N. p., 1999.
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Funsten, Herbert O, & McComas, David J. Apparatus and method for rapid detection of explosives residue from the deflagration signature thereof. United States.
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"Apparatus and method for rapid detection of explosives residue from the deflagration signature thereof". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/872333.
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title = {Apparatus and method for rapid detection of explosives residue from the deflagration signature thereof},
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abstractNote = {Apparatus and method for rapid detection of explosives residue from the deflagration signature thereof. A property inherent to most explosives is their stickiness, resulting in a strong tendency of explosive particulate to contaminate the environment of a bulk explosive. An apparatus for collection of residue particulate, burning the collected particulate, and measurement of the ultraviolet emission produced thereby, is described. The present invention can be utilized for real-time screening of personnel, cars, packages, suspected devices, etc., and provides an inexpensive, portable, and noninvasive means for detecting explosives.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1999},
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