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Chemical Method and Device to Detect Underwater Trace Explosives via Photo-Luminescence
| Title: | Chemical Method and Device to Detect Underwater Trace Explosives via Photo-Luminescence. |
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| Name(s): |
Langston, Tye A. Florida Atlantic University, Degree grantor Granata, Richard D., Thesis advisor College of Engineering and Computer Science Department of Ocean and Mechanical Engineering |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Electronic Thesis Or Dissertation | |
| Date Issued: | 2006 | |
| Publisher: | Florida Atlantic University | |
| Place of Publication: | Boca Raton, Fla. | |
| Physical Form: | application/pdf | |
| Extent: | 192 p. | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Summary: | This research tests the use of sensitized lanthanide ions to determine if they can detect water-borne explosive traces and produces two designs for a field-deployable underwater explosive trace detector. 1,1 0-phenanthroline and thenoyltritluoroacetone are evaluated as sensitizing ligands to absorb energy and initiate the fluorescence process in europium ions. Different compounds obtained via ligand choice and mixing order are evaluated for their ability to produce a large fluorescence differential between explosive-laden and explosive-absent solutions. Optimal excitation and emission wavelengths for several different compounds are determined, as well as practical wavelengths to be applied in the field. The effect of methanol as a solvent to deliver the reagents is evaluated and rough solubility limits are determined. The effects of seawater constituents on detection are investigated and explosive detection limits are determined. It was found that this method and device are viable for underwater explosive trace detection. A field-deployable device is designed, characterized, and proven. | |
| Identifier: | FA00012600 (IID) | |
| Collection: | FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection | |
| Note(s): |
College of Engineering and Computer Science Thesis (M.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2006. |
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| Subject(s): |
Silane compounds--Testing Surface chemistry Composite materials--Biodegradation Carbon compounds--Testing |
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| Held by: | Florida Atlantic University Libraries | |
| Sublocation: | Digital Library | |
| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00012600 | |
| Use and Reproduction: | Copyright © is held by the author, with permission granted to Florida Atlantic University to digitize, archive and distribute this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires permission of the copyright holder. | |
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| Host Institution: | FAU | |
| Is Part of Series: | Florida Atlantic University Digital Library Collections. |
