Performance analysis for a standoff biological warfare agent detection lidar

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6739, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Steinvall, Ove ^a   Jonsson, Per ^a   Kullander, Fredrik ^a  

^a SWEDISH DEFENCE RESEARCH AGENCY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Lidar; Standoff bio agent detection; UV laser induced fluorescence

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; BACKSCATTERING; FLUORESCENCE; OPTICAL SENSORS;

BIOAEROSOLS; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE AGENTS;

OPTICAL RADAR;

EID: 42149123296     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.737935     Document Type: Conference Paper

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