Fluorescence spectra of atmospheric aerosol particles measured using one or two excitation wavelengths: Comparison of classification schemes employing different emission and scattering results

Optics Express

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 12436-12457

  Pan, Yong Le ^a   Hill, Steven C ^a   Pinnick, Ronald G ^a   Huang, Hermes ^b   Bottiger, Jerold R ^c   Chang, Richard K ^d  

^a U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Real Time Analyzers Inc   (United States)

^c U S ARMY   (United States)

^d Yale University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; BACTERIOLOGY; FLUORESCENCE;

AEROSOL PARTICLES; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOL PARTICLES; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CLASSIFICATION SCHEME; DUAL-WAVELENGTH; EMISSION WAVELENGTH; EXCITATION WAVELENGTH; FLUORESCENCE SPECTRA; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROMETERS; LEVELS OF DETAIL; MARYLAND , USA; MEASURED DATA; SIZE RANGES; URBAN SITE;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

EID: 77953554182     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.18.012436     Document Type: Article

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