Infrared QC laser applications to field measurements of atmospheric trace gas sources and sinks in environmental research: Enhanced capabilities using continuous wave QCLs

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7222, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Zahniser, Mark S ^a   Nelson, David D ^a   McManus, J Barry ^a   Herndon, Scott C ^a   Wood, Ezra C ^a   Shorter, Joanne H ^a   Lee, Ben H ^b   Santoni, Gregory W ^b   Jiménez, Rodrigo ^b   Daube, Bruce C ^b   Park, Sunyoung ^b   Kort, Eric A ^b   Wofsy, Steven C ^b  

^a AERODYNE RESEARCH INC   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric trace gases; Infrared absorption; Quantum cascade laser

Indexed keywords

ABSORBANCE; AMBIENT MEASUREMENTS; AT WAVELENGTHS; ATMOSPHERIC TRACE GASES; CONTINUOUS WAVES; DETECTION LIMITS; DIRECT ABSORPTIONS; DIRECT MEASUREMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCHES; FIELD MEASUREMENTS; FRACTIONAL ABSORPTIONS; HIGH OPTICAL POWER; ISOTOPOLOGUE; NARROW-LINE WIDTHS; PATH LENGTHS; PER UNITS; PRE CONCENTRATIONS; QUANTUM CASCADE LASER; ROOM TEMPERATURES; SINGLE MODES; SPECTROSCOPIC DETECTIONS; TRACE GAS; TRACE-GASES;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CONTINUOUS WAVE LASERS; GASES; INFRARED ABSORPTION; LASER APPLICATIONS; METHANE; QUANTUM CASCADE LASERS; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON; TRACE ANALYSIS;

GAS ABSORPTION;

EID: 62449196446     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.815172     Document Type: Conference Paper

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