CO2 LASER-BASED DIFFERENTIAL ABSORPTION LIDAR SYSTEM FOR RANGE-RESOLVED AND LONG-RANGE DETECTION OF CHEMICAL-VAPOR PLUMES

被引:57
作者
CARLISLE, CB [1 ]
VANDERLAAN, JE [1 ]
CARR, LW [1 ]
ADAM, P [1 ]
CHIARONI, JP [1 ]
机构
[1] CTR ETUD BOUCHET,TELEDETECT LAB,F-91719 VERT LE PETIT,FRANCE
来源
APPLIED OPTICS | 1995年 / 34卷 / 27期
关键词
LIDAR; DIAL; REMOTE SENSING;
D O I
10.1364/AO.34.006187
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
A dual CO2 laser-based differential absorption lidar (DIAL) system has been constructed and demonstrated for range-resolved mapping of chemical vapor plumes. The system acquires high range resolution through the use of plasma-shutter pulse clippers that extinguish the nitrogen tail of the CO2-laser output. A programmable servomotor-driven scanner allows full hemispherical coverage of the interrogated field. A high-speed direct-detection receiver subsystem is used to gather, process, and display vapor-concentration data in near real time. Data demonstrating range-resolved detection of low concentrations of chemical plumes from ranges of 1 to 2 km are presented. In the column-content detection mode, trace levels of secondary vapors from various organophosphate liquids were monitored. Detection of an SF6 vapor plume released 16 km from the DIAL system is also adduced.
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页码:6187 / 6200
页数:14
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