Laser Induced Fluorescence Spectroscopy for in-situ Detection of Petroleum Contamination

Abstract

A fiber-optic chemical sensor has been developed using laser induced fluorescence (LIF) to provide high resolution, real-time, in-situ field detection of underground petroleum contamination. Recent experiments using a 308 nm XeCl laser source have shown improved performance, particularly at detecting light molecular weight (i.e. aviation) fuels.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA348854

Entities

People

  • Blair Wingfield
  • David S. Knowles
  • Michele Davey
  • Stephen H. Lieberman

Organizations

  • Naval Command, Control and Ocean Surveillance Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Aromatic Hydrocarbons
  • Computer Science
  • Contamination
  • Cyclic Hydrocarbons
  • Detection
  • Fluorescence
  • Fuels
  • Hydrocarbons
  • Laser Induced Fluorescence
  • Lasers
  • Materials
  • Nitrogen Lasers
  • Organic Compounds
  • Petroleum
  • Spectroscopy
  • United States Government

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Petroleum Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy