Title of article :
Rapid fluorophosphate nerve agent detection with lanthanides
Author/Authors :
Menzel، نويسنده , , E. Roland and Menzel، نويسنده , , Laird W. and Schwierking، نويسنده , , T. Jake R. Ciborowski، نويسنده ,
Issue Information :
ماهنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2005
Abstract :
We explore the detection of vapors of diisopropylfluorophosphate, a model compound for nerve agents such as Sarin, by means of photoluminescence quenching of filter paper impregnated with sensitized complexes of lanthanides, involving thenoyltrifluoroacetone and 1,10-phenanthroline as sensitizing ligands. We find that the presence of the fluorophosphate vapor is detectable in as little as 2 s, by simple visual observation under illumination with a hand-held low intensity ultraviolet lamp.
Keywords :
Photoluminescence , Sensitizing ligands , terbium , Fluorophosphate nerve agents , Diisopropylfluorophosphate , Europium
