Title :
Long open-path high precision quantum cascade laser methane sensing at toolik lake, Alaska
Author :
Miller, David J. ; Michel, Anna P. M. ; Stanton, Levi ; Kang Sun ; Lei Tao ; Zondlo, Mark A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Civil & Environ. Eng., Princeton Univ., Princeton, NJ, USA
Abstract :
A long path quantum cascade laser atmospheric methane sensor is demonstrated in an Arctic environment. The sensor has 0.5% precision for methane in 1s and an in-line N2O reference cell to account for system drift.
Keywords :
atmospheric optics; gas sensors; nitrogen compounds; optical sensors; organic compounds; quantum cascade lasers; remote sensing by laser beam; N2O; in-line nitrogen oxide reference cell; long path quantum cascade laser atmospheric methane sensor; time 1 s; Arctic; Atmospheric measurements; Gas lasers; Lakes; Laser stability; Measurement by laser beam; Quantum cascade lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
