Abstract
A multi-color cavity ringdown based spectrometer is housed in a light tight enclosure to detect the presence of trace quantities of gas phase molecules emanating from explosives, drugs, or hazardous materials being transported through the enclosure or compounds contained in a patient's breath. A method is also disclosed for detecting gas phase molecules emanating from explosives, drugs, hazardous materials, or a patient's breath.
| Original language | American English |
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| State | Published - Aug 3 2010 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- patent
- multi-color ringdown-based spectrometer detection method
- detect presence of gas phase molecules from explosives
- drugs
- hazardous materials
Disciplines
- Mechanical Engineering