Development and Comparison of Two Experimental Setups to Measure the Depolarization Ratio of Mineral Dust in the Lab

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Issue		EPJ Web Conf. Volume 362, 2026 31^st International Laser Radar Conference (ILRC 31) Held Together with the 22^nd Coherent Laser Radar Conference (CLRC 22)


Article Number		01024
Number of page(s)		4
Section		Joint CLRC/ILRC Session: New Lidar Technologies and Methods
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202636201024
Published online		09 April 2026

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