A rapid, high sensitivity differential absorption carbon monoxide monitor (DACOM) has been developed to measure CO from an aircraft. The differential absorption measurement is accomplished by rapidly current tuning the wavelength of a PbSSe diode laser across a single 4.7 micron CO absorption line. As the laser wavelength sweeps periodically across the absorption line, the laser beam is amplitude modulated and is then synchronously detected. With this technique a minimum detectable differential transmission of 0.02% is obtained for a 1 second integration time. This performance is equivalent to a CO sensitivity of 5 ppb for a 10 meter absorption path. The techniques used to achieve this high sensitivity will be discussed. In the aircraft installation a 10 meter absorption path is located in the airstream along the fuselage of a C-54 aircraft. During flight tests of DACOM, a sensitivity of 20 ppb for a 1-second integration time has been achieved.
DACOM - A rapid, high sensitivity airborne carbon monoxide monitor
In: Joint Conference on Sensing of Environmental Pollutants ; 1977 ; New Orleans, LA
1978-01-01
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