Signal-induced fluorescence in photomultipliers in differential absorption lidar systems

Applied Optics

Volumn 38, Issue 21, 1999, Pages 4639-4648

  Zhao, Yanzeng ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENCE; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OZONE LAYER; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; PROBABILITY; RADAR MEASUREMENT;

OZONE PROFILING ATMOSPHERIC LIDAR (OPAL); SIGNAL INDUCED PULSE (SIP);

OPTICAL RADAR;

EID: 0032607483     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.38.004639     Document Type: Article

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