Application of laser-induced incandescence to the detection of carbon nanotubes and carbon nanofibers

Applied Optics

Volumn 41, Issue 27, 2002, Pages 5678-5690

  Vander Wal, Randy L ^a   Berger, Gordon M ^a   Ticich, Thomas M ^b   Patel, Premal D ^a  

^a NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b CENTENARY COLLEGE OF LOUISIANA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBES; LASER APPLICATIONS; LASER PULSES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PLASMA HEATING; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; VAPORIZATION;

CARBON NANOFIBERS; LASER-INDUCED INCANDESCENCE;

SIGNAL DETECTION;

EID: 0037144793     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.41.005678     Document Type: Article

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