Title :
Single-shot fluorescence spectra of single micron-sized particles for the characterization of biological aerosols
Author :
Pan, Y.-L. ; Holler, S. ; Chang ; Hill, S.C. ; Pinnick, R.G. ; Niles, S. ; Bottiger, J.R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Appl. Phys., Yale Univ., New Haven, CT, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. Airborne biological particles are minor but important component of Earth´s atmosphere. They can cause disease in humans, animals, and plants. Therefore, the rapid real-time measurements of fluorescence spectra of airborne particles for the discrimination and characterization among biological aerosols would be useful. In this paper a new method for real-time measurement of reproducible, high signal-to-noise ratio, single-shot UV laser excited fluorescence spectra of various flowing individual biological aerosols is described.
Keywords :
aerosols; atmospheric techniques; biological techniques; fluorescence; Earth atmosphere; airborne particle; biological aerosol; real-time measurement; single-shot fluorescence spectra; Aerosols; Animals; Atmospheric measurements; Diseases; Fluorescence; Humans; Laser excitation; Particle measurements; Signal to noise ratio; Terrestrial atmosphere;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1999. CLEO '99. Summaries of Papers Presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-595-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.1999.834153
