Spectral Analysis for DIAL and Lidar Detection of TATP

Abstract

The preliminary development and use of a tunable 10.6 Jiil C02 laser DIAL system for the remote sensing of TATP explosive gases was experimentally studied. TATP has a large vapor pressure with strong absorption features near 3.3 Jlil, 8.4 m, and 10.6 m. As such, DIAL systems may be considered for the remote sensing of a TATP gas cloud surrounding a solid sample of TATP. Toward this end, a tunable C02 DIAL system was constructed using a tunable 1-W CW C02 laser, diagnostic spectrometers, 16" diameter telescope and cooled HqCdTe detectors.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 15, 2008
Accession Number
AD1026814

Entities

People

  • Dennis Killinger

Organizations

  • University of South Florida

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter IED
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption
  • Chemistry
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Diameters
  • Energetic Materials
  • Explosive Gases
  • Explosives
  • Gases
  • Laser-Based Detection
  • Measurement
  • Partial Pressure
  • Remote Sensing
  • Spectra
  • Spectrometers
  • Telescopes
  • Vapor Pressure

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Propulsion Engineering.
  • Atmospheric Remote Sensing.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Lasers
  • Space