Extinction and backscatter cross sections of biological materials

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6554, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Thomas, M E ^a   Airola, M B ^a   Carter, C C ^a   Boggs, N T ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Backscatter cross section; Complex index of refraction; Extinction cross section

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTER CROSS SECTION; EXTINCTION CROSS SECTION; PASSIVE DETECTION SYSTEMS;

OPTICAL RADAR; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; THIN FILMS; WAVELENGTH;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;

EID: 35948951171     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.720544     Document Type: Conference Paper

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