title: Sensing and characterization technologies at Los Alamos National Laboratory.
abstract: We describe four sensing and characterization technologies recently developed at Los Alamos National Laboratory; a select set of mass spectral and optical techniques is emphasized. This work describes new, or newly developed, technologies which can be used for on-site, at-line and laboratory analyses. These include two each of optical-and mass spectrometric-based systems. We describe first a field deployable mass spectrometer, based on an ion trap analyzer, and variants of that system. We then describe a hand-held, battery-operated optical spectrometer, usable in either absorption, or fluorescence excitation mode. A laser-based mass spectrometer is also described, which used a minimal tunable laser system, and a time-of-flight mass spectrometer. Finally, a Zeeman effect optical diffractomer is described.
authors.affiliation: Chemical Science and Technology Division, MS J565, Los Alamos National Laboratory, 87545, Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA.
authors.forename: G C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Eiden
authors.forename: P H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Hemberger
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Johnston
authors.forename: N S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Nogar