Non-Proximate Detection of Explosives and Chemical Warfare Agent Simulants by Desorption Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry
Journal:
Chemical Communications
Year:
2006
Volume:
28
Page Number (starting):
2968
Page Number (ending):
2970 
Desorption electrospray ionization (DESI) mass spectrometry is used for the selective and sensitive detection of trace amounts of explosives and chemical warfare agent simulants from ambient surfaces at distances of up to 3 meters from the mass spectrometer.
Funding:
Office of Naval Research
Funding:
Transportation Security Administration (HSTS04-05-C-RED368)
DOI link:
doi : 10.1039/b606020j