Cluster secondary ion mass spectrometry (cluster SIMS) has played a critical role in the
characterization of polymeric materials over the last decade, allowing for the ability to obtain …

There has been a huge increase in instrument development for trace detection of explosives
in the past 3 years. This is especially true for methods that can be used at a stand off …

In recent years, explosive materials have been widely employed for various military
applications and civilian conflicts; their use for hostile purposes has increased considerably …

Trace amounts of explosives on solid surfaces were detected by mass spectrometry at
ambient conditions with a new technique termed dielectric barrier discharge ionization …

Ambient mass spectrometry has evolved rapidly over the past decade, yielding a plethora of
platforms and demonstrating scientific advancements across a range of fields from biological …

Although diffusion theory predicts that IMS resolving power increases with the square root of
the voltage applied across the drift tube, in practice, there exists an optimum voltage above …

This work demonstrated the potential of using a secondary drift gas of differing polarizability
from the primary drift gas for confirmation of a positive response for drugs or explosives by …

Laser-Based Optical Detection of Explosives offers a comprehensive review of past, present,
and emerging laser-based methods for the detection of a variety of explosives. This book …

Mass analysis is demonstrated for the detection of sub‐microgram quantities of explosive
samples on a metallic surface at atmospheric pressure using laser electrospray mass …

A novel technique of micro-fabricated glow discharge plasma desorption/ionization mass
spectrometry was investigated for the first time in negative ion mode in this study. Negative …