A high throughput rapid scanning dispersive spectrometer for longwave infrared absorption spectroscopy

Abstract

A rapid-scanning spectrometer was constructed to capture several hundred wavenumber wide spectral scans at greater than 1 kHz repetition rate in the longwave infrared. The system, made from commercial-off-the-shelf components, exceeds scan width and repetition rate limitations present in other infrared diagnostics while maintaining better than 10 cm−1 spectral resolution through its high throughput (f/2) design. Instrument design and construction is discussed in detail, and validation of the spectrometer’s ability to capture time resolved spectra in the 800–1400 cm−1 region at 1.2 kHz was demonstrated through the measurement of organophosphorus chemical nerve agent simulant destruction inside high explosive fireballs.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Nov 14, 2022
Source ID
10.1088/1361-6501/ac9d5b

Entities

People

  • Austin Butler
  • Herman Krier
  • Nick Glumac

Organizations

  • Defense Threat Reduction Agency

Tags

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Image Processing and Computer Vision.
  • Radio communications and signal processing.