Distinguishability of biological material by use of ultraviolet multispectral fluorescence

Applied Optics

Volumn 37, Issue 25, 1998, Pages 6037-6041

  Gray, Perry C ^a   Shokair, Isaac R ^a   Rosenthal, Stephen E ^a   Tisone, Gary C ^a,d   Wagner, John S ^a   Rigdon, L Douglas ^b   Siragusa, Gregory R ^c   Heinen, Richard J ^b  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b Department of Energy ^*  (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^d TW Research Associates   (United States)

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EID: 0042364810     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.37.006037     Document Type: Article

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