Accession Number:

AD1026814

Title:

Spectral Analysis for DIAL and Lidar Detection of TATP

Descriptive Note:

Technical Report,15 May 2006,14 May 2008

Corporate Author:

University of South Florida Tampa United States

Personal Author(s):

• Killinger,Dennis

Report Date:

2008-05-15

Pagination or Media Count:

18.0

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.

Descriptors:

• remote sensing
• OPTICAL DETECTORS
• vapor pressure
• laser based detection
• explosive gases
• vapor phases

Subject Categories:

• Optical Detection and Detectors
• Optical Detection and Detectors

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE