Evaluation of measurement parameters and buildup of mass spectrometric based instruments for the real-time detection of explosive and chemical warfare agents (Ammotrace)

The presence of explosive and chemical warfare agents dumped in the North and Baltic Seas during and after the two world wars poses a serious problem for decades to come. As part of a European consortium, our group is investigating strategies for rapid on-line detection of such compounds in seawater based on laser mass spectrometry with tunable light sources. Using two novel instruments, one of which can be installed on a research vessel and the other in an underwater rover, field studies will demonstrate the feasibility of this approach.

Co-Worker: Carolin Schwarz