Remote detection of biological aerosols at a distance of 3 km with a passive Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) sensor
Optics Express, Vol. 11, Issue 5, pp. 418-429 (2003)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.11.000418
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Abstract
Bio-aerosols containing Bacillus subtilis var. niger (BG) were detected at a distance of 3 km with a passive Fourier Transform InfraRed (FTIR) spectrometer in an open-air environment where the thermal contrast was low (~ 1 K). The measurements were analyzed with a new hyperspectral detection, identification and estimation algorithm based on radiative transfer theory and advanced signal processing techniques that statistically subtract the undesired background spectra. The results are encouraging as they suggest for the first time the feasibility of detecting biological aerosols with passive FTIR sensors. The number of detection events was small but statistically significant. We estimate the false alarm rate for this experiment to be 0.0095 and the probability of detection to be 0.61 when a threshold of detection that minimizes the sum of the probabilities of false alarm and of missed detection is chosen.
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OCIS Codes
(000.5490) General : Probability theory, stochastic processes, and statistics
(010.1300) Atmospheric and oceanic optics : Atmospheric propagation
(070.4790) Fourier optics and signal processing : Spectrum analysis
(280.0280) Remote sensing and sensors : Remote sensing and sensors
(280.1100) Remote sensing and sensors : Aerosol detection
(290.1090) Scattering : Aerosol and cloud effects
(300.6300) Spectroscopy : Spectroscopy, Fourier transforms
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History
Original Manuscript: January 27, 2003
Revised Manuscript: February 24, 2003
Published: March 10, 2003
Citation
Avishai Ben-David, "Remote detection of biological aerosols at a distance of 3 km with a passive Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) sensor," Opt. Express 11, 418-429 (2003)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-11-5-418
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