Practical Issues in Applying Ultra-Broadband (UB) Radiation to the Monitoring of Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs) at Extended Distances
Abstract
The ultra-broadband (UB) radiation source that is being developed at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) has the potential to become a versatile source of radiation for active remote sensing of chemical hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) at extended distances. However, before the realization of this important application of the radiation source, some of the practical issues involved in the research and development of the technique of UB generation and HAP detection have to be looked at. These issues include the list of possible candidate HAPs for the present wavelength range of the UB radiation and the various background noise level and the related signal-to-noise ratios. This report will provide a semiquantitative analysis of these issues and provide discussions on some of the complexities that still need to be resolved.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 27, 2000
- Accession Number
- ADA385009
Entities
People
- Antonio Ting
- C. Manka
- Jijun Qiu
Organizations
- United States Naval Research Laboratory