Doucet et al. tackle the challenges of creating field portable technologies
In a JAAS paper highlighted by Chemistry World, François Doucet and colleagues have combined LIBS with chemometrics to design a portable forensic device to detect nuclear isotopes intended for use in weapons. The method has been miniaturised without compromising its sensitivity, making it suitable for use by nuclear safeguard inspectors travelling the world.
Read Rebecca Brodie’s full news article online, or access the full paper:
Determination of isotope ratios using Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy in ambient air at atmospheric pressure for nuclear forensics
François R. Doucet, Gregg Lithgow, Rick Kosierb, Paul Bouchard and Mohamad Sabsabi, J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2011
DOI: 10.1039/c0ja00199
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