Differential absorption lidar CO2 laser system for remote sensing of TATP related gases

Applied Optics

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Pal, Avishekh ^a   Clark, C Douglas ^b   Sigman, Michael ^b   Killinger, Dennis K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; LASER BEAMS; OPTICAL RADAR;

ABSORPTION CELLS; BACK-SCATTERED; DIFFERENTIAL ABSORPTION LIDARS; LASER SYSTEMS; RETROREFLECTOR ARRAY; STRONG ABSORPTIONS; TRIACETONE TRIPEROXIDE;

REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 61449121200     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.48.00B145     Document Type: Conference Paper

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