Real-Time Fuel Vapor Detector

Abstract

Report describes a resonance enhanced multiphoton ionization (REMPI) technique to measure vapor leakage from fuel tanks. The technique is a nonlinear optical process where two photons are simultaneously absorbed by an analyte resulting in the ejection of an electron to form a positively charged parent ion. Leak detector is comprised of three major components: a pulsed UV laser, an ionization cell, and electronics to convert the generated ion current to a measurable voltage.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADA405907

Entities

People

  • Greg Gillespie

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplifiers
  • Aromatic Hydrocarbons
  • Chemical Agent Detectors
  • Chemical Warfare
  • Chemical Warfare Agents
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Electronics
  • Fuel Tanks
  • Laser Applications
  • Laser Beams
  • Lasers
  • Leak Detectors
  • Measurement
  • Petroleum
  • Spectra
  • Ultraviolet Lasers

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
  • Plasma Physics.
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Microelectronics