Results of a Uv Teps/raman System for Standoff Detection of Energetic Materials
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A fully integrated UV Townsend Effect Plasma Spectroscopy (TEPS)-Raman system has been constructed for use of standoff detection of energetic materials. A single 266nm Q-Switched Nd:YAG Laser was used for Raman excitation and TEPS plasma ignition. A nearly simultaneous 10.6um CO2 laser is employed for the signal enhancement in the TEPS measurements. Chemometric techniques are presented for analysis and differentiation between benign and energetic samples. Data Fusion techniques are then employed to improve the measurement statistics.
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