Detection of Explosives on Solid Surfaces by Thermal Desorption and Ambient Ion/Molecule Reactions
Journal:
Chemical Communications
Year:
2005
Page Number (starting):
1953
Page Number (ending):
1955 
A simple, fast and direct method is presented for detecting traces of solid explosives on cotton swabs or in particulate samples: ions are transferred into a mass spectrometer after thermal desorption and corona discharge chemical ionization in ambient air; specificity is enhanced using ambient ion/molecule reactions or by conventional tandem mass spectrometry.
Funding:
National Science Foundation (CHE-0412782)
Funding:
Russian Foundation for Basic Research (RFBR 02-03-32301)
Funding:
U.S. Civilian Research & Development Foundation (RC1-2493)
DOI link:
doi: 10.1039/b419291e