Title :
Portable spectroscopic carbon dioxide monitor for carbon sequestration applications
Author :
Kosterev, Anatoliy A. ; Dong, Lei ; Thomazy, David ; Tittel, Frank K. ; Pavlovsky, Igor ; Romanak, Katherine
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Rice Univ., Houston, TX, USA
Abstract :
A portable sensor for CO2 monitoring based on quartz enhanced photoacoustic spectroscopy (QEPAS) technology and using a DFB diode laser operating at lambda = 1.57 mum will be described. The sensor is primarily intended for studies of CO2 penetration through soil.
Keywords :
air pollution measurement; carbon compounds; climate mitigation; gas sensors; measurement by laser beam; optical sensors; soil; spectrochemical analysis; CO2; DFB diode laser; QEPAS technology; carbon sequestration applications; portable spectroscopic carbon dioxide monitor; quartz enhanced photoacoustic spectroscopy; soil penetration; wavelength 1.57 mum; Carbon dioxide; Diode lasers; Gas detectors; Leak detection; Monitoring; Optical control; Optical sensors; Spectroscopy; Temperature sensors; Testing; (140.5960) Semiconductor lasers; (280.3420) Laser sensors; (300.6340) Spectroscopy, infrared;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
