USE OF A DF LASER IN THE ANALYSIS OF ATMOSPHERIC HYDROCARBONS

Authors
VELIKANOV SD ELUTIN AS KUDRYASHOV EA PEGOEV IN SINKOV SN FROLOV YN
Citation
Sd. Velikanov et al., USE OF A DF LASER IN THE ANALYSIS OF ATMOSPHERIC HYDROCARBONS, Quantum electronics, 27(3), 1997, pp. 273-276
Citations number
13
Journal title
Quantum electronics → ACNP
ISSN journal
10637818
Volume
27
Issue
3
Year of publication
1997
Pages
273 - 276
Database
ISI
SICI code
1063-7818(1997)27:3<273:UOADLI>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
A study was made of a possible use of a DF laser as a radiation source in the analysis of atmospheric hydrocarbons. The absorption coefficie nts of methane, ethane, and propane were determined at various emissio n wavelengths of the DF laser, Criteria were formulated for selecting the analytic and reference emission lines to be used in the monitoring of atmospheric hydrocarbons by the differential absorption method, Th e methane monitoring sen sitivity was similar to 2 x 10(-3) bar m and the propane sensitivity was 10(-3) bar m.