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Differential Optical-absorption Spectroscopy (doas) System For Urban Atmospheric-pollution Monitoring

Edner, H ; Ragnarson, P ; Spannare, S and Svanberg, Sune LU (1993) In Optical Society of America. Journal B: Optical Physics 32(3). p.327-333
Abstract
We describe a fully computer-controlled differential optical absorption spectroscopy system for atmospheric air pollution monitoring. A receiving optical telescope can sequentially tune in to light beams from a number of distant high-pressure Xe lamp light sources to cover the area of a medium-sized city. A beam-finding servosystem and automatic gain control permit unattended long-time monitoring. Using an astronomical code, we can also search and track celestial sources. Selected wavelength regions are rapidly and repetitively swept by a monochromator to sensitively record the atmospheric absorption spectrum while avoiding the detrimental effects of atmospheric turbulence. By computer fitting to stored laboratory spectra, we can evaluate... (More)
We describe a fully computer-controlled differential optical absorption spectroscopy system for atmospheric air pollution monitoring. A receiving optical telescope can sequentially tune in to light beams from a number of distant high-pressure Xe lamp light sources to cover the area of a medium-sized city. A beam-finding servosystem and automatic gain control permit unattended long-time monitoring. Using an astronomical code, we can also search and track celestial sources. Selected wavelength regions are rapidly and repetitively swept by a monochromator to sensitively record the atmospheric absorption spectrum while avoiding the detrimental effects of atmospheric turbulence. By computer fitting to stored laboratory spectra, we can evaluate the path-averaged concentration of a number of important pollutants such as NO2, SO2, and O3. A measurement of NH3 and NO close to the UV limit is also demonstrated. (Less)
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10.1364/AO.32.000327
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  publisher    = {{Optical Society of America}},
  series       = {{Optical Society of America. Journal B: Optical Physics}},
  title        = {{Differential Optical-absorption Spectroscopy (doas) System For Urban Atmospheric-pollution Monitoring}},
  url          = {{https://lup.lub.lu.se/search/files/5324222/2297153.pdf}},
  doi          = {{10.1364/AO.32.000327}},
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