DocumentCode
688585
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
fYear
2013
fDate
9-14 June 2013
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Type
conf
Filename
6832959
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