Determination of bacterial aerosol spectral cross-sections

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5416, Issue , 2004, Pages 194-201

  Lazarevich, Alison K ^a   Thomas, Michael E ^a   Duncan, Donald D ^a   Mitchell, Craig A ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosols; BG; Extinction cross section; Scatter; White cell

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS GLOBIGI (BG); BACTERIAL AEROSOLS; SPECTRAL CROSS-SECTIONS; WHITE CELLS;

APPROXIMATION THEORY; ASPECT RATIO; BACKSCATTERING; BACTERIA; DATA ACQUISITION; FIBER LASERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PUMPING (LASER); REFRACTIVE INDEX;

AEROSOLS;

EID: 8844281962     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.543091     Document Type: Conference Paper

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