Title :
Elastic-light scattering for the characterization of respirable aerosols
Author :
Fernandes, Gustavo E. ; Pan, Yong-Le ; Aptowicz, Kevin B. ; Auger, Jean-Claude ; Chang, Richard K.
Author_Institution :
Department of Applied Physics and Center for Laser Diagnostics, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520-8284, USA
Abstract :
The latest technologies for measuring the elastic-light scattering patterns of respirable aerosols in real time are discussed. A technique for post-processing the data is presented which is useful in distinguishing among certain types of aerosols.
Keywords :
Aerosols; Aggregates; Data mining; Histograms; Image processing; Light scattering; Optical refraction; Optical scattering; Particle scattering; Physics;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431531
