Detection of buried objects using infrared imaging of impulse laser heated soils

Optics and Lasers in Engineering

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 503-516

  Poulain, D E ^a   Alexander, D R ^a   Schaub, S A ^b   Krause, J K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b MISSION RESEARCH CORPORATION   (United States)

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EID: 0006900484     PISSN: 01438166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0143-8166(99)00032-9     Document Type: Article

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