Real-time measurement of dual-wavelength laser-induced fluorescence spectra of individual aerosol particles

Optics Express

Volumn 16, Issue 21, 2008, Pages 16523-16528

  Huang, Hermes C ^a   Pan, Yong Le ^a   Hill, Steven C ^b   Pinnick, Ronald G ^b   Chang, Richard K ^a  

^a Yale University   (United States)

^b U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; LASER OPTICS; LASER PRODUCED PLASMAS;

AEROSOL DETECTION; AEROSOL PARTICLES; DUAL WAVELENGTH LASER; EXCITATION WAVELENGTH; ON THE FLIES; PHOTOMULTIPLIER ARRAYS; REAL TIME MEASUREMENTS; SINGLE PARTICLE;

FLUORESCENCE;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INSTRUMENTATION; LASER; LUMINESCENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECTROFLUOROMETRY;

AEROSOLS; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; LASERS; LUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 54249099513     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.16.016523     Document Type: Article

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