Toward the Remote Sensing of Bacterial Endospores by Raman Lidar

摘要

This project has developed a system of biological detection at standoff using Raman lidar, a well-known method of monitoring atmospheric gases and pollutants 1. One application of a biological agent standoff detector would be in the advanced warning of a Bacillus anthracis attack. In this work we explore the feasibility of a Raman lidar system for the remote sensing of biological agents, specifically bacterial endospores.