Transport and detection of explosive samples with minimized false positives

Abstract

An apparatus for transporting an explosive or volatile material may include a vial configured to contain a sample of energetic material dissolved in a solvent, and an airtight container which contains the vial. The air tight container is sealed in a zip lock bag. 0.1 mg of the explosive or energetic material may be dissolved in 100 μL of the solvent. The solvent may be reagent grade acetone or other peroxide free solvent so as to eliminate false positive peroxide signals. A method for transporting an explosive may include providing the apparatus, dissolving 0.1 mg of the explosive in the solvent in the vial, sealing the vial in the airtight container; allowing of the explosive in the solvent in the vial or zip lock bag to equilibrate with an atmosphere inside the zip lock bag, opening the zip lock bag; and measuring an amount of explosive using a Cavity Ring-down Spectrometer.

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