AU2001284638A1 - Apparatus and methods for detecting explosives and other substances - Google Patents

Apparatus and methods for detecting explosives and other substances

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AU2001284638A1
AU2001284638A1 AU2001284638A AU8463801A AU2001284638A1 AU 2001284638 A1 AU2001284638 A1 AU 2001284638A1 AU 2001284638 A AU2001284638 A AU 2001284638A AU 8463801 A AU8463801 A AU 8463801A AU 2001284638 A1 AU2001284638 A1 AU 2001284638A1
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substances
methods
detecting explosives
explosives
detecting
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Binh Q. Le
Ark L. Lew
Sharon X. Ling
George M. Murray
Paul D. Schwartz
David D. Stott
Joseph J. Suter
O. Manuel Uy
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Johns Hopkins University
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