Single-shot compact spectrometer based standoff LIBS configuration for explosive detection using artificial neural networks
Abstract
We report the development and optimization of a compact standoff laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (ST-LIBS) system for the investigation of explosives combined with multivariate approaches. ST-LIBS in tandem with the artificial neural network (ANN) is exploited for the first time towards the identification of explosives to the best of our knowledge. We use a single plano-convex lens in conjunction with a compact CCD spectrometer for analyzing the optical response. The experimental setup was initially optimized by interrogating metal target at a standoff distance of ∼ 6.5 m and later exploited for the study on a set of five explosives and nineteen non-explosives. This study reveals that good signal strength, even in a single-shot mode with a minimum pulse energy of 100 mJ can be easily achieved with the compact spectrometers available on catalogs of standard companies. A 2D scatter plot approach and principal component analysis (PCA) have demonstrated an excellent separation among the explosives as well as among explosives and non-explosives. The identification accuracies of ∼ 98 and 94 % were achieved within explosives and among explosives and non-explosives respectively with ANN. These findings demonstrate that the developed standoff LIBS system has great potential in providing a flexible and portable remote analysis for industrial and security applications.
- Publication:
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Optik
- Pub Date:
- February 2020
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.ijleo.2019.163946
- Bibcode:
- 2020Optik.20463946J
- Keywords:
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- Standoff LIBS;
- Explosive detection;
- Multivariate analysis;
- Principal component analysis;
- Artificial neural network.