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Evaluation of a Test Protocol for Explosives Trace Detectors Using a Representative Commercial Analyzer

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Author(s)

G A. Eiceman, C Boyett, J E. Parmeter, Alim A. Fatah, Kathleen M. Higgins

Abstract

A test protocol for evaluating trace detection has been developed and evaluated using a representative commercial analyzer. The test protocol was included as part of the NIJ GUIDE 100-99,
Citation
NIJ Report 100-99

Keywords

detection limit, detector, explosives, false-negatives, false-positives, ion mobility spectrum, nuisance alarm rate, probability of detection, test protocol

Citation

Eiceman, G. , Boyett, C. , Parmeter, J. , Fatah, A. and Higgins, K. (1999), Evaluation of a Test Protocol for Explosives Trace Detectors Using a Representative Commercial Analyzer, NIJ Report 100-99 (Accessed December 6, 2024)

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Created August 31, 1999, Updated October 12, 2021