Instant Detection and Identification of Concealed Explosive-related Compounds: Induced Stokes Raman versus Infrared

An explosion phenomenon includes a small volume of solid which is instantly converted into a large volume of gas, with the release of massive amount of heat. To react with sufficient rapidity, an explosive must contain its own source of oxygen [1,2]. For this reason, chemical explosives should have C, H, N, and O atoms. Fig. 1 demonstrates the chemical structure of common explosive materials. Explosives are designed to be dense and to have high oxygen and/or nitrogen content [3 –5].

Source: Forensic Science International - November 29, 2016 Category: Forensic Medicine Authors: Sherif Elbasuney, Ashraf F. El-Sherif Source Type: research