THz absorption spectrum of Bacillus subtilis spores

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5727, Issue , 2005, Pages 20-23

  Yu, Baolong ^a   Alimova, Alexandra ^a   Katz, A ^a   Alfano, R R ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis spores; Dipicolinic acid; Terahertz absorption spectrum

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS SUBTILIS SPORES; DIPICOLINIC ACIDS; FREQUENCY RANGE; TERAHERTZ ABSORPTION SPECTRUM;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; FLUORESCENCE; FREQUENCIES; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

BACTERIA;

EID: 21844473769     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.590951     Document Type: Conference Paper

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