Stand-Off Detection of Organic Samples Using Filament-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy

Abstract

As an alternative to focusing nanosecond pulses for stand-off LIBS detection of energetic materials, we use self-channeled femtosecond pulses from a Ti:Sapphire laser to produce filaments at 12 meters and create a plasma on copper, graphite and polyisobutylene film. We show the possibilities of this Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy configuration for thin organic sample detection on a surface at a distance.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2009
Accession Number
ADA519503

Entities

People

  • Candice Bridge
  • Christopher G. Brown
  • James S. Martin
  • Martin Richardson
  • Matthew K. Fisher
  • Matthew Weidman
  • Matthieu Baudelet
  • Michael Sigman
  • Paul J. Dagdigian

Organizations

  • University of Central Florida

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Amplifiers
  • Chemistry
  • Detection
  • Filaments
  • Films
  • Graphitic Materials
  • Intensity
  • Laser Applications
  • Laser Pulses
  • Lasers
  • Materials
  • Optics
  • Organic Materials
  • Physics
  • Spectroscopy
  • Thin Films

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy