title: Performance evaluation of UV sources for lidar fluorosensing of oil films.
abstract: A laboratory experiment is discussed which simulates lidar fluorosensing of oil films on the sea surface at UV wavelengths. Three different mixtures of lasing gases, KrF, XeCl and N2 , were used while a fourth wavelength was given by a dye laser. It turns out that films having a thickness as low as 0.01 microm can be detected; the limiting factor resides mainly in the background fluorescence of water. Best results have been obtained with the XeCl excimer laser.
authors.affiliation: CNR Istituto di Elettronica Quantistica, 50127 Firenze, Italy.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Burlamacchi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cecchi
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mazzinghi
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pantani