Advances in optical sensing of explosive vapours

Ross Neil Gillanders; Ifor David William Samuel; Graham Alexander Turnbull; Iain Angus Campbell; James Michael Edward Glackin

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Advances in optical sensing of explosive vapours

Ross Neil Gillanders, Ifor David William Samuel, Graham Alexander Turnbull, Iain Angus Campbell, James Michael Edward Glackin

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Abstract

Optical techniques for the detection of explosives are receiving increasing interest due to potentially fast responding, highly-sensitive systems. Conjugated polymers are suitable probe materials for this application since their fluorescence is quenched by electronegative materials including explosives. This can be used to make a sensor for explosive vapour, which can then give chemical information to help identify explosive devices, and complements other approaches such as metal detectors and ground penetrating radar. Whilst the principle has been known for some time, its practical implementation requires considerable development of instrumentation and materials, including preconcentration materials. This paper reports our current efforts to address these challenges, with particular emphasis on humanitarian demining and looking towards application in Improvised Explosive Device (IED) detection.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Photonics, Optics and Laser Technology (PHOTOPTICS 2018)
Editors	Maria Raposo, Paulo A. Ribeiro
Publisher	SciTePress
Pages	323-327
ISBN (Electronic)	9789897582868
ISBN (Print)	9789897582868
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5220/0006729403230327
Publication status	Published - 25 Jan 2018
Event	Photoptics 2018 - Santa Cruz, Madeira, Portugal Duration: 25 Jan 2018 → 27 Jan 2018 http://www.photoptics.org/

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Conference	Photoptics 2018
Country/Territory	Portugal
City	Madeira
Period	25/01/18 → 27/01/18
Internet address	http://www.photoptics.org/

Keywords

Organic semiconductors
Conjugated polymers
Instrumentation

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Organic Optoelectronics: Organic Semiconductor Optoelectronics: Challenges and Opportunities
Samuel, I. D. W. (PI)
The Royal Society
1/08/13 → 31/07/18
Project: Standard
TIRAMISU: EU FP7 Collab. TIRAMISU FW7 Security
Turnbull, G. (PI)
European Commission
1/05/12 → 31/12/15
Project: Standard

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Gillanders, RN , Samuel, IDW , Turnbull, GA, Campbell, IA & Glackin, JME 2018, Advances in optical sensing of explosive vapours. in M Raposo & PA Ribeiro (eds), Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Photonics, Optics and Laser Technology (PHOTOPTICS 2018). SciTePress, pp. 323-327, Photoptics 2018, Madeira, Portugal, 25/01/18. https://doi.org/10.5220/0006729403230327

Advances in optical sensing of explosive vapours. / Gillanders, Ross Neil ; Samuel, Ifor David William ; Turnbull, Graham Alexander et al.
Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Photonics, Optics and Laser Technology (PHOTOPTICS 2018). ed. / Maria Raposo; Paulo A. Ribeiro. SciTePress, 2018. p. 323-327.

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Organic Optoelectronics: Organic Semiconductor Optoelectronics: Challenges and Opportunities

TIRAMISU: EU FP7 Collab. TIRAMISU FW7 Security

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