Infrared and Raman spectroscopy techniques applied to identification of explosives

This review summarizes the recent trends and developments of infrared and Raman spectroscopy applied to the identification of explosives that have been published over the past decade, focusing on the different fields where explosives were studied: homeland and international security, forensics, environmental, characterization of explosives, trace detection and fluorescence-free Raman analysis of explosives. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.