A POWERFUL EYESAFE INFRARED AEROSOL LIDAR - APPLICATION OF STIMULATED RAMAN BACKSCATTERING OF 1.06 MU-M RADIATION

被引:16
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作者
CARNUTH, W
TRICKL, T
机构
[1] Fraunhofer-Institut für Atmosphärische Umweltforschung (IFU)
来源
REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS | 1994年 / 65卷 / 11期
关键词
32;
D O I
10.1063/1.1144569
中图分类号
TH7 [仪器、仪表];
学科分类号
0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
A powerful infrared aerosol lidar operating at the eyesafe wavelength of 1.56 μm has been developed. More than 140 mJ per pulse are obtained from stimulated Raman backscattering narrow-band Nd:YAG laser radiation in deuterium. The mobile lidar system was successfully applied during the VAST and MAPTIP international aerosol field campaigns in 1992 and 1993. A range between 0.3 and more than 10 km is demonstrated for slant-path measurements in the presence of aerosols or cirrus clouds.
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页码:3324 / 3331
页数:8
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