Rapid Analysis of Energetic and Geo-Materials Using Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy

Abstract

The laser induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) technique has been used to analyze a diverse array of materials for several decades. LIBS is ideal for rapid materials analysis since data can be collected in real time with no sample preparation. The coupling of LIBS with multivariate analysis has increased in recent years and allows for rapid processing of spectral information for qualitative or quantitative analysis. We discuss several examples of how LIBS and multivariate analysis has been used to classify geological and energetic materials at the U, S. Army Research Laboratory. It is important to understand the parameters that influence the results and the limitations of multivariate analysis for LIBS applications.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2013
Accession Number
ADA585822

Entities

People

  • Frank C. De Lucia Jr.
  • Jennifer L Gottfried

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Counter IED
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemistry
  • Couplings
  • Data Mining
  • Data Science
  • Data Sets
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Energetic Materials
  • Explosives
  • Information Science
  • Materials
  • Military Research
  • Multivariate Analysis
  • Optics
  • Predictive Modeling
  • Spectroscopy
  • Statistical Analysis

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Regression Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy