Double-Pulse Laser Fragmentation/Laser-Induced Fluorescence Method for Remote Detection of Traces of Trinitrotoluene
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Technique
3. Experimental Setup
4. Results and Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Parameter | Value | |
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Nd:YAG Laser | KrF Laser | |
Radiation wavelength, nm | 266 | 247.867 |
Maximum pulse energy, mJ | 100 | 100 |
Line width, pm | 30 | 5 |
Pulse repetition rate, Hz | 10 | 10 |
Pulse duration (τ0.5), ns | 5 | 30 |
Beam divergence, mrad | <0.5 | 1 |
Output beam size, mm | Ø9 | 18 × 9 |
w266 (mJ/cm2) | w248 (mJ/cm2) | |||
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8.1 ± 0.5 | 13.0 ± 0.5 | 18.3 ± 0.5 | 23.2 ± 0.5 | |
0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
5.1 ± 0.2 | 2.2 ± 2.0 | 2.1 ± 1.6 | 3.3 ± 1.9 | 4.1 ± 2.1 |
10.0 ± 0.2 | 2.9 ± 2.7 | 4.9 ± 3.2 | 5.2 ± 2.7 | 5.9 ± 2.8 |
15.1 ± 0.2 | 7.5 ± 6.5 | 7.3 ± 4.5 | 7.5 ± 3.7 | 9.3 ± 4.1 |
20.0 ± 0.2 | 18.7 ± 14.6 | 17.0 ± 9.5 | 16.0 ± 7.3 | 18.1 ± 7.4 |
25.0 ± 0.2 | 19.3 ± 15.0 | 18.3 ± 10.1 | 20.3 ± 9.1 | 22.2 ± 9.0 |
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Bobrovnikov, S.; Gorlov, E.; Zharkov, V. Double-Pulse Laser Fragmentation/Laser-Induced Fluorescence Method for Remote Detection of Traces of Trinitrotoluene. Photonics 2024, 11, 862. https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics11090862
Bobrovnikov S, Gorlov E, Zharkov V. Double-Pulse Laser Fragmentation/Laser-Induced Fluorescence Method for Remote Detection of Traces of Trinitrotoluene. Photonics. 2024; 11(9):862. https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics11090862
Chicago/Turabian StyleBobrovnikov, Sergei, Evgeny Gorlov, and Viktor Zharkov. 2024. "Double-Pulse Laser Fragmentation/Laser-Induced Fluorescence Method for Remote Detection of Traces of Trinitrotoluene" Photonics 11, no. 9: 862. https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics11090862