Classical Least Squares-Assisted Mid-Infrared (MIR) Laser Spectroscopy Detection of High Explosives on Fabrics

Applied Spectroscopy
Leonardo C Pacheco-LondoñoSamuel P Hernández-Rivera

Abstract

Mid-infrared (MIR) laser spectroscopy was used to detect the presence of residues of high explosives (HEs) on fabrics. The discrimination of the vibrational signals of HEs from a highly MIR-absorbing substrate was achieved by a simple and fast spectral evaluation without preparation of standards using the classical least squares (CLS) algorithm. Classical least squares focuses on minimizing the differences between the spectral features of the actual spectra acquired using MIR spectroscopy and the spectral features of calculated spectra modeled from linear combinations of the spectra of neat components: HEs, fabrics, and bias. Samples in several combinations of cotton fabrics/HEs were used to validate the methodology. Several experiments were performed focusing on binary, ternary, and quaternary mixtures of TNT, RDX, PETN, and fabrics. The parameters obtained from linear combinations of the calculated spectra were used to perform discrimination analyses and to determine the sensitivity and selectivity of HEs with respect to the substrates and to each other. However, discrimination analysis was not necessary to achieve successful detection of HEs on cotton fabric substrates. The RDX signals ( mRDX > 0.02 mg) on cotton were used t...Continue Reading

Citations

Sep 29, 2019·Molecules : a Journal of Synthetic Chemistry and Natural Product Chemistry·Leonardo C Pacheco-LondoñoSamuel P Hernández-Rivera
Jul 3, 2021·Pharmaceutics·Vladimir Villanueva-LópezSamuel P Hernandez-Rivera

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Statgraphics Centurion XV
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