Abstract
This article describes time-resolved measurements of the laser-induced chlorophyll fluorescence emission of vegetation detected by two different techniques. Fluorescence decay time measurements using single photon counting and picosecond (ps) laser pulse excitation have been used to analyze the fluorescence heterogeneity of leaves from higher plants. The fluoresence is described by lifetimes of 10-40, 80-150, 400-500, and 700-1000 ps. By closing the reaction centers via application of DCMU, the lifetimes of the two slowest components increase by a factor of about three. Another possibility to monitor the fluorescence after ps-excitation could be a streak camera detection system. Measurements performed on the slow decay component of stressed and unstressed plants are presented.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 674-678 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue number | 4 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 1991 |
| Externally published | Yes |