Spectral detection of ultraviolet laser induced fluorescence from individual bioaerosol particles

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6398, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Jonsson, Per ^a   Kullander, Fredrik ^a   Vahlberg, Claes ^a   Jelger, Pär ^b   Tiihonen, Mikael ^b   Wästerby, Pär ^a   Tjärnhage, Torbjörn ^a   Lindgren, Mikael ^a,c  

^a SWEDISH DEFENCE RESEARCH AGENCY   (Sweden)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Bioaerosol detection; Biological warfare agent; Fluorescence spectroscopy; Point detection; Ultraviolet laser excitation

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; LASER PULSES; LIGHT SCATTERING; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; ULTRAVIOLET DETECTORS;

BIOAEROSOL DETECTION; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE AGENTS; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; POINT DETECTION; ULTRAVIOLET LASER EXCITATION;

FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 33846228675     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.689666     Document Type: Conference Paper

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