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Article: Explosives vapor detectors.
- Article from:
- The FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin
- Article date:
- May 1, 1993
- Author:
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The U.S. Government spends a great deal of time and money to protect the country from both international and domestic terrorism. Private industry, airlines, the military, and law enforcement often express a need for a means to locate various explosives used by terrorists prior to detonation. Due to recent improvements in their sensitivity, selectivity, and capability, explosives vapor detectors now serve as a valuable resource for these types of crime-fighting endeavors.
DESCRIPTION OF DEVICE
An explosives vapor detector is usually a portable instrument composed of two parts--a collecting device, known as a sampler, and an analyzer. Although no two detectors ...