https://doi.org/10.1140/epjp/s13360-024-05728-5
Regular Article
Determination and analysis of spectral fluorescence cross-sections of bacteria aerosols
1
Institute of Technical Physics, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Im Langen Grund 1, 74239, Hardthausen, Germany
2
Bundeswehr Research Institute for Protective Technologies and CBRN Protection (WIS), Humboldtstraße 100, 29633, Munster, Germany
Received:
15
March
2024
Accepted:
8
October
2024
Published online:
28
October
2024
Fluorescence cross-sections of single bacteria provide information on the strength of fluorescence response of bacteria for particular excitation conditions and give hints about a possible distinguishability of bacteria by fluorescence techniques. In this report, the fluorescence cross-sections of dry bacteria aerosols are derived from fluorescence spectra by absolute calibration of the measuring system. The fluorescence is measured in a continuous aerosol flow. The aerosol concentration is calculated from microscopic analyses of bacteria samples taken from the aerosol flow. Established calibration methods such as Mie scattering from monodisperse spheres and Raman scattering from water are applied to the same set of fluorescence spectra. The cross-section data obtained are evaluated with regard to their independency from the applied measuring system. The results are compared to data published in the literature. Polarization effects are identified to contribute to the discrepancies between the different datasets.
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