• DocumentCode
    2237751
  • Title

    LED-based CO2 sensor for balloon deployment

  • Author

    Sonnenfroh, David ; Parameswaran, Krishnan

  • Author_Institution
    Phys. Sci. Inc., Andover, MA, USA
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    1-6 May 2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We are developing a sensor for monitoring ambient CO2 from unmanned aircraft and balloons. The sensor consists of a mid-IR LED coupled with a high dynamic range gated integrator. The measurement precision is 0.4 ppmv at 30 seconds.
  • Keywords
    aircraft; balloons; carbon compounds; gas sensors; light emitting diodes; remotely operated vehicles; CO2; LED-based carbon dioxide sensor; ambient monitoring; balloon deployment; high dynamic range gated integrator; measurement precision; mid-IR LED couple; unmanned aircraft; Absorption; Atmospheric measurements; Current measurement; Extraterrestrial measurements; Light emitting diodes; Optical variables measurement; Pollution measurement;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-1223-4
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5950524