Single particle size and fluorescence spectra from emissions of burning materials in a tube furnace to simulate burn pits

Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 89-98

  Pan, Yong Le ^a   Houck, Joshua D T ^a   Clark, Pamela A ^a   Pinnick, Ronald G ^a  

^a U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMIC PARTICLE SIZER; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOL PARTICLES; BURNING MATERIALS; FLUORESCENCE SPECTRA; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROMETERS; HUMIC-LIKE SUBSTANCES; SINGLE-PARTICLE; SPECTRAL PROFILE;

AERODYNAMICS; AMINO ACIDS; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 84881373337     PISSN: 09462171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00340-013-5402-9     Document Type: Article

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