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Jmar Wins Army Achievement Award

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Posted 12/17/2008

San Diego-based Jmar Technologies Inc., a developer of sensing systems for the detection of chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive materials, has been granted a 2008 Achievement Award under the US Army’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. Jmar’s research division earned the award through its development of a small, lightweight double-pulse laser system that uses laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) to detect threats such as improvised explosive devices (IEDs) at distances of more than 30 m. In addition to military and homeland security applications,...Read full article

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    Published: December 2008
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    Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) is an analytical technique that uses a high-powered laser pulse to ablate a small amount of material from a sample, creating a plasma. This plasma emits light, which is analyzed to determine the elemental composition of the sample. Principle of operation: A focused laser pulse is directed at the sample, causing rapid heating and vaporization of a small amount of material. The vaporized material forms a high-temperature plasma, which consists of...
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