Wavelength pair selection for bacterial endospore detection by use of terbium dipicolinate photoluminescence

Applied Optics

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 805-807

  Rosen, David L ^a  

^a U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 0042040748     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.37.000805     Document Type: Article

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