An instrument for the simultaneous acquisition of size, shape, and spectral fluorescence data from single aerosol particles

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5617, Issue , 2004, Pages 416-423

  Hirst, Edwin ^a   Kaye, Paul H ^a   Foot, Virginia ^b   Clark, James M ^b   Withers, Philip B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bio aerosol; Detection; Fibre laser; Particle classification; Particle shape; Spatial light scattering; Spectral fluorescence

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; DEMODULATION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FIBER LASERS; FLUORESCENCE; LIGHT SCATTERING; NEURAL NETWORKS; PHOTODIODES; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS;

BIO-AEROSOL; PARTICLE CLASSIFICATION; PARTICLE SHAPE; SPATIAL LIGHT SCATTERING; SPECTRAL FLUORESCENCE;

AEROSOLS;

EID: 17644393115     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.578269     Document Type: Conference Paper

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