EXPLOSIVES DETECTION USING ULTRASENSITIVE ELECTRONIC VAPOR SENSORS FIELD EXPERIENCE

EXPLOSIVES DETECTION USING ULTRASENSITIVE ELECTRONIC VAPOR SENSORS FIELD EXPERIENCE 

This chapter summarizes almost a decade of field experience using trace-level 

Trace Chemical Sensing of Explosives, Edited by Ronald L. Woodfin Copyright 2007 John Wiley Sons, Inc. 

It is understood that new technology must be validated through laboratory and field testing before it can be fielded operationally. However, sensor developers 

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Chapter 7, Explosive Detection Using Ultrasensitive Electronic Vapor Sensors Field Experience, applies some of the concepts of the preceding chapters by describing system development work in field conditions. It describes some surprising head-to-head comparisons between dogs and electronic sensors. 

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