• DocumentCode
    520015
  • Title

    Ppb standoff detection of nitric oxide in air

  • Author

    Dogariu, Arthur ; Miles, Richard B.

  • Author_Institution
    Mech. & Aerosp. Eng. Dept., Princeton Univ., Princeton, NJ, USA
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    16-21 May 2010
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate standoff detection of NO in air with ppb resolution. The weakly ionized plasma produced by picosecond UV laser pulses via REMPI is detected remotely by a microwave scattering technique.
  • Keywords
    millimetre wave propagation; optical pulse generation; NO; REMPI; air; microwave scattering; nitric oxide; picosecond UV laser pulses; ppb standoff detection; Free electron lasers; Ionization; Laser radar; Masers; Optical scattering; Particle scattering; Plasmas; Radar scattering; Rayleigh scattering; Resonance;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-890-2
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-890-2
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5499573