Summary of Activities and Accomplishments - Final Report: A Proposal to Develop a Method for the Detection of HE Employing Chemiluminescence Reactions

摘要

This is the final and fourth quarter report for the study of high explosive (HE) detection by coupling the chemistry of HE with that of luminol reaction, a well-known chemiluminescence (CL) reaction. The accomplishments include: (1) success in coupling HE and CL chemistry reliably; (2) the capability to use a micellized solvent to concentrate HE; and (3) the basis for design instrumentation that may exhibit better sensitivity and lower levels of detection than that exhibited by the laboratory apparatus used for this study. On the basis of these results the author is prepared to recommend further study.