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Structural Fire Forensics: Using Optically Active Nanoparticles to Determine a Fire's Thermal Impulse

NCJ Number
308313
Journal
Frontiers in Optics Dated: 2016 Pages: 17-21
Date Published
2016
Annotation

This paper presents the details of the development of optically active nanoparticles to determine a fire’s thermal impulse.

Abstract

One difficulty in structural fire forensics is accurately determining a fire’s thermal impulse. To address this difficulty, the authors report on their development of optically active nanoparticles whose spectral properties irreversibly change when heated.

Date Published: January 1, 2016