Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS)

Abstract

LIBS (Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy) and Raman Spectroscopy address all five threats (CBRNE) for security and force protection applications. Military and civilian First Responders could utilize LIBS for CB, explosive hazards, suspicious powder, and hazardous spill analysis. Industrial applications include hazardous materials, quality control and process monitoring. Importantly, LIBS can identify innocuous materials on-site and in real-time saving time and money in response to hazardous material spills. A3 Technologies, LLC established LIBS based sensing as a commercial technology; four prototype LIBS based devices (laboratory, Pelicase. hand-held and stand-off ) were developed and evaluated againat 1st responder securities applications, forensic and commercial applications.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 31, 2010
Accession Number
ADA546049

Entities

People

  • John Plumer
  • Richard Russo

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Biomedical
  • Counter IED
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Drug Abuse
  • Explosive Devices
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Medical Personnel
  • Organic Chemistry

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Critical Infrastructure Protection in CBRN and WMD Threats.
  • Environmental Engineering.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy