Methane analyzer based on TDL’s for measurements in the lower stratosphere: design and laboratory tests
Anno: 2002
Autori: D’Amato F., Mazzinghi P., Castagnoli F.
Affiliazione autori: SIT s.r.l., Via delle Case Dipinte 17, 56100, Pisa Italy;
Istituto Nazionale di Ottica Applicata, Largo E. Fermi 6, 50125 Firenze, Italy;
IFAC-CNR, Via Panciatichi 64, 50127 Firenze, Italy
Abstract: This paper describes a tunable diode laser spectrometer for the in situ measurement of methane by high-resolution absorption spectroscopy of roto-vibrational lines, using a distributed feedback laser emitting in the near infrared (1.65 mum) and a multi-pass cell, with a two-tone detection scheme. The instrument was designed to be installed on the high-altitude aircraft M55 Geophysica, for high-sensitivity and high-temporal-resolution measurement of CH4, both as a greenhouse gas and as a tracer of air-mass motion. The instrument-design criteria to achieve the compactness, low weight, and ruggedness necessary for automatic operation on an unpressurized high-altitude aircraft are reported. Results of the laboratory testing are also shown and discussed.
Giornale/Rivista: APPLIED PHYSICS B-LASERS AND OPTICS
Volume: 75 (2/3) Da Pagina: 195 A: 202
Parole chiavi: Greenhouse effect; Methane; Spectrometers; Spectroscopy, Methane analyzer; Tunable diode laser; Two-tone frequency modulation spectroscopy, Semiconductor lasersDOI: 10.1007/s00340-002-0981-xCitazioni: 19dati da “WEB OF SCIENCE” (of Thomson Reuters) aggiornati al: 2024-04-14Riferimenti tratti da Isi Web of Knowledge: (solo abbonati) Link per visualizzare la scheda su IsiWeb: Clicca quiLink per visualizzare la citazioni su IsiWeb: Clicca qui