LIBS for landmine detection and discrimination |
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| Authors: | Russell S Harmon Frank C DeLucia Jr Aaron LaPointe Raymond J Winkel Jr Andrzej W Miziolek |
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| Institution: | (1) US Army Research Office, P.O. Box 12211, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA;(2) Weapons and Materials Research Directorate, US Army Research Laboratory (ARL), Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005, USA;(3) Countermine Division, CERDC Night Vision and Electronic and Sensors Directorate, Ft. Belvoir, Alexandria, VA 22060, USA;(4) Department of Physics, US Military Academy, West Point, NY 10996, USA |
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| Abstract: | The concept of utilizing laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) technology for landmine detection and discrimination
has been evaluated using both laboratory LIBS and a prototype man-portable LIBS systems. LIBS spectra were collected for a
suite of landmine casings, non-mine plastic materials, and ‘clutter-type’ objects likely to be present in the soil of a conflict
area or a former conflict area. Landmine casings examined included a broad selection of anti-personnel and anti-tank mines
from different countries of manufacture. Other materials analyzed included rocks and soil, metal objects, cellulose materials,
and different types of plastics. Two ‘blind’ laboratory tests were conducted in which 100 broadband LIBS spectra were obtained
for a mixed suite of landmine casings and clutter objects and compared with a previously-assembled spectral reference library.
Using a linear correlation approach, ‘mine/no mine’ determinations were correctly made for more than 90% of the samples in
both tests. A similar test using a prototype man-portable LIBS system yielded an analogous result, validating the concept
of using LIBS for landmine detection and discrimination. |
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| Keywords: | Broadband LIBS Landmine detection Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy |
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