Extinction and backscatter cross sections of biological materials

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6954, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Thomas, M E ^a   Hahn, D V ^a   Carr, A K ^a   Limsui, D ^a   Carter, C C ^a   Boggs, N T ^a   Jackman, J ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Backscatter cross section; BG; Complex index of refraction; Erwina; Extinction cross section; Ovalbumin; Polystyrene; Silica

Indexed keywords

(P ,P ,T) MEASUREMENTS; BACILLUS ATROPHAEUS (ATCC 9372); BACKSCATTER CROSS SECTION; BIOLOGICAL AEROSOLS; BIOLOGICAL SPECIES; CHARACTERISTIC SIGNATURES; CHEMICAL , BIOLOGICAL , RADIOLOGICAL , NUCLEAR (CBRN); CROSS SECTIONING; CROSS SECTIONS (CS); DISCRETE DIPOLE APPROXIMATION (DDA); EXTINCTION CROSS SECTION; EXTRINSIC EFFECTS; FIELD MEASUREMENTS; FIELD TESTING; HIGH-PURITY; LABORATORY MEASUREMENTS; OPTICAL (PET) (OPET); OVALBUMIN (OVA); PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION (PSZ); PASSIVE DETECTION SYSTEMS; SHAPE INFORMATION; T MATRIX;

AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATOMIZERS; BACKSCATTERING; BACTERIOLOGY; DATA FUSION; EXPLOSIVES; FUNCTION EVALUATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; MEASUREMENTS; NUMERICAL METHODS; OPTICAL RADAR; OPTICS; PIGMENTS; SENSOR DATA FUSION; SENSORS; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS; SILICON COMPOUNDS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TESTING; THICK FILMS; THIN FILMS;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;

EID: 44949121535     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.777650     Document Type: Conference Paper

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