Passive standoff detection of Bacillus subtilis aerosol by Fourier-transform infrared radiometry

Applied Optics

Volumn 42, Issue 33, 2003, Pages 6696-6703

  Thériault, Jean Marc ^a   Puckrin, Eldon ^a   Jensen, James O ^b  

^a DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b AMSSB RRT DP   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; CLOUDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; INTERFEROMETERS; REMOTE SENSING; SENSORS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CLOUD COLUMN DENSITIES; DETECTION SENSITIVITY; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED RADIOMETRY; PASSIVE STANDOFF DETECTION;

RADIOMETRY;

AEROSOL; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FOURIER ANALYSIS; INFRARED RADIATION; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERFEROMETRY; METHODOLOGY; RADIOMETRY; THEORETICAL MODEL;

AEROSOLS; ALGORITHMS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FOURIER ANALYSIS; INFRARED RAYS; INTERFEROMETRY; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RADIOMETRY;

EID: 17044455467     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.42.006696     Document Type: Article

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