Dual-excitation-wavelength fluorescence spectra and elastic scattering for differentiation of single airborne pollen and fungal particles

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1555-1563

  Pan, Yong Le ^a   Hill, Steven C ^a   Pinnick, Ronald G ^a   House, James M ^b   Flagan, Richard C ^b   Chang, Richard K ^c  

^a U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b California Institute of Technology   (United States)

^c Yale University   (United States)

Author keywords

Elastic scattering; Fluorescence spectra; Fungal; Pollen; Real time classification; Two excitation wavelength

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENCE SPECTRA; FUNGAL; POLLEN; REAL-TIME CLASSIFICATION; TWO-EXCITATION-WAVELENGTH;

FLUORESCENCE; FUNGI; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

ELASTIC SCATTERING;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AIR SAMPLING; FLUORESCENCE; FUNGUS; LASER; POLLEN; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; REAL TIME; SCATTERING; SPECTROMETER; WAVELENGTH;

AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; DUAL EXCITATION WAVELENGTH PARTICLE FLUORESCENCE SPECTROMETER; EXCITATION; FLUORESCENCE; FUNGUS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; NONHUMAN; POLLEN; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE RATE; SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 79851511647     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2010.12.042     Document Type: Article

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