Development of Novel Instrumentation to Characterize Aerosol Insets and Cloud Particles

Abstract

During the first 30 days SPEC delivered to the Naval Post Graduate School an aerosol inlet calibration device with instructions for use on the Navy Twin Otter research aircraft. Since then, SPEC has continued work on the design of the 2D-S (stereo) cloud particle probe. The custom 128-photodiode array has been fabricated and tested by Thermo Centrovision (TCV) and is, from the tests so far conducted, behaving beyond the requirements specified prior to manufacture. Work is ongoing for the both the digital and analog electronics. The digital electronics have been simulated and a prototype design is being pursued for the analog electronics. Footprint constraints for the analog electronics have been estimated and design of the laser and optical system are currently under way.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 21, 2002
Accession Number
ADA484779

Entities

People

  • R. P. Lawson

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Amplifiers
  • Calibration
  • Circuits
  • Contracts
  • Diodes
  • Electronics
  • Instructions
  • Instrumentation
  • Laser Beams
  • Laser Diodes
  • Lasers
  • Particles
  • Photodiodes
  • Prototypes
  • Radiant Intensity
  • Research Aircraft

Readers

  • Aerosol Science/Aerosol Physics
  • Integrated Circuit Design and Technology.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems