A comparison of pulsed and continuous ultraviolet light sources for the decontamination of surfaces

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1576-1580

  McDonald, Kenneth F ^a   Curry, Randy D ^a   Clevenger, Thomas E ^a   Unklesbay, Kenneth ^a   Eisenstark, Abraham ^a   Golden, Jeffry ^a   Morgan, Robert D ^a  

^a Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis; Continuous UV; Decontamination; Flashlamp; Hydrogen peroxide; Photosensitizel ; Pulsed UV; Spores; Surface sterilization; Ultraviolet; UV light

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747274269     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/27.901236     Document Type: Article

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