All-diode-laser ultraviolet absorption spectroscopy for sulfur dioxide detection

Ultraviolet radiation around 302 nm was produced by sum-frequency generation in beta-barium borate employing a blue and a near-infrared diode laser. The diode-laser-based spectrometer has a mode-hop-free tuning range of 50 GHz and was used for high-resolution spectroscopic detection of sulfur dioxide. Differential measurements of several gas concentrations, at low pressure as well as at ambient atmospheric pressure, were demonstrated. The detection limit in the first implementation of the instrument was about 20 ppm m at atmospheric pressure, essentially limited by interference fringes. Methods for greatly improving this limit are suggested.     

Novel infrared differential optical absorption spectroscopy remote sensing system to measure carbon dioxide emission

A CO_2 infrared remote sensing system based on the algorithm of weighting function modified differential optical absorption spectroscopy(WFM-DOAS) is developed for measuring CO_2 emissions from pollution sources. The system is composed of a spectrometer with band from 900 nm to 1700 nm, a telescope with a field of view of 1.12?, a silica optical fiber, an automatic position adjuster, and the data acquisition and processing module. The performance is discussed,including the electronic noise of the charge-coupled device(CCD), the spectral shift, and detection limits. The resolution of the spectrometer is 0.4 nm, the detection limit is 8.5 × 10~(20)molecules·cm~(-2), and the relative retrieval error is 1.5%.On May 26, 2018, a field experiment was performed to measure CO_2 emissions from the Feng-tai power plant, and a twodimensional distribution of CO_2 from the plume was obtained. The retrieved differential slant column densities(dSCDs)of CO_2 are around 2 × 10~(21) molecules·cm~(-2) in the unpolluted areas, 5.5 × 10~(21)molecules·cm~(-2) in the plume locations most strongly affected by local CO_2 emissions, and the fitting error is less than 2 × 10~(20)molecules·cm~(-2), which proves that the infrared remote sensing system has the characteristics of fast response and high precision, suitable for measuring CO_2 emission from the sources.     

基于O2-O2吸收的非相干宽带腔增强吸收光谱浓度反演方法研究

针对传统非相干宽带腔增强吸收光谱浓度反演方法的定量结果易受镜片反射率标定误差的影响问题, 提出了一种基于测量大气O₂-O₂吸收的浓度反演方法. 该方法是将非相干宽带腔增强吸收光谱技术的光学增强腔等效成吸收光程不随波长变化的多次反射池, 首先根据测得的宽带腔增强大气吸收谱和参考谱计算出光学厚度, 并应用差分光学吸收光谱算法拟合修正后的气体吸收截面到光学厚度, 反演得到大气中O₂-O₂以及被测气体的柱浓度, 然后根据O₂-O₂在大气中的含量已知且相对稳定这一特性, 确定出等效多次反射池的吸收光程, 最后从被测气体的柱浓度中扣除吸收光程信息得到被测气体的浓度值. 以监测大气中NO₂实验为例, 应用该方法在454-487 nm波段反演得到了大气NO₂的浓度(1-30 ppbv范围内), 并将反演结果与传统浓度反演方法的结果进行了对比, 发现两者的不一致性在7%以内. 实验结果表明, 非相干宽带腔增强吸收光谱技术可以利用大气O₂-O₂的吸收来定量其他被测气体的浓度, 而且定量结果对镜片反射率的标定误差不敏感.     

直射太阳光红外吸收光谱技术遥测大气中二氧化碳柱浓度

大气中二氧化碳浓度持续增高导致环境和气候变化等问题成为人们关注的焦点. 为了实时遥测二氧化碳气体柱浓度, 研究了一种地基低分辨遥测系统和实时光谱数据反演分析方法. 利用该系统在合肥地区进行了连续观测, 从太阳吸收光谱中实时获取了整层大气透过率. 采用逐线积分非线性最小二乘光谱反演算法, 从整层大气透过率中反演了二氧化碳柱浓度和氧气柱浓度, 并以氧气柱浓度为内标函数获得了二氧化碳干空气柱体积混合比, 精密度优于3%. 将2012年9月25日12时到15时本系统测量的二氧化碳干空气柱体积混合比均值与此时段过境本站点区域的日本温室气体卫星观测结果进行了比较, 两者偏差小于1%.可见, 该系统和方法具有很高的精密度和准确度, 是一种有效的温室气体观测手段. 关键词： 红外吸收光谱技术 遥测 二氧化碳 柱浓度     

非相干宽带腔增强吸收光谱技术应用于实际大气亚硝酸的测量

介绍了基于紫外发光二极管光源的非相干宽带腔增强吸收光谱技术, 并用于实际大气亚硝酸(HONO)和二氧化氮(NO₂)的同时测量. 分析了腔内气体的瑞利散射对测量的影响, 测试了紫外发光二极管光源的稳定性, 使用氦气和氮气的瑞利散射差异性标定了镜片反射率随波长的变化曲线, 在HONO吸收峰(368.2 nm)处镜片反射率约为0.99965. 应用Allan方差统计方法确定出测量光谱最佳采集时间为320 s, 对应的HONO和NO₂的探测限(1σ)分别为0.22 ppb 和0.45 ppb. 使用非相干宽带腔增强吸收光谱测量装置对大气HONO和NO₂进行了连续三日的实际观测, 将测量得到的HONO浓度变化与差分吸收光谱测量装置的测量结果进行对比, 线性相关系数R²为0.917.     

Wavelength-agile fiber laser using group-velocity dispersion of pulsed super-continua and application to broadband absorption spectroscopy

A swept-wavelength source is created by connecting four elements in series: a femtosecond fiber laser at 1.56 μm, a non-linear fiber, a dispersive fiber and a tunable spectral bandpass filter. The 1.56-μm pulses are converted to super-continuum (1.1–2.2 μm) pulses by the non-linear fiber, and these broadband pulses are stretched and arranged into wavelength scans by the dispersive fiber. The tunable bandpass filter is used to select a portion of the super-continuum as a scan-wavelength output. A variety of scan characteristics are possible using this approach. As an example, an output with an effective linewidth of approximately 1 cm^-1 is scanned from 1350–1550 nm every 20 ns. Compared to previous scanning benchmarks of approximately 1 nm/μs, such broad, rapid scans offer new capabilities: a gas sensing application is demonstrated by monitoring absorption bands of H₂O, CO₂, C₂H₂ and C₂H₆O at a pressure of 10 bar. Received: 5 August 2002 / Revised version: 23 September 2002 / Published online: 22 November 2002 RID="*" ID="*"Corresponding author. Fax: +1-608/265-2316, E-mail: ssanders@engr.wisc.edu     

Generation of supercontinuum radiation in conventional single-mode fibre and its application to broadband absorption spectroscopy

High-pulse-energy supercontinuum radiation with a width exceeding 900 nm in the near-infrared spectral region has been generated in conventional single-mode fibre. The fibre was pumped at 1064 nm which is in the normal dispersion regime, resulting in predominantly red-shifted spectral broadening. Supercontinuum pulse energies exceeding 450 nJ were obtained. The use of conventional fibre allows for inexpensive generation of near-infrared supercontinuum radiation, featuring high pulse energies and good spatial beam quality. This supercontinuum radiation was used to acquire high-resolution (15 pm) broadband absorption spectra of H₂O, C₂H₂ and C₂H₄ in the near-infrared spectral region (1340–1700 nm), using an optical spectrum analyser for detection. H₂O spectra were also recorded at high repetition rates, by dispersing the supercontinuum pulses and detecting the transmitted signal in the time domain. A spectral resolution of 38 pm was obtained employing the dispersed supercontinuum pulses, which is comparable to the H₂O line widths at ambient conditions. PACS 07.07.Df; 42.62.Fi; 42.79.Nv; 42.81.-i     

Carbon dioxide concentration and temperature in flames by raman spectroscopy

The interpretation and prediction of high temperature Raman spectra for CO₂ in flames requires a more detailed treatment of the upper vibrational states than is required for room-temperature spectra. A method for calculating these upper state contributions is presented and is used to evaluate the results of a series of experiments. Laser Raman CO₂ spectra have been obtained for CH₄-air, CO₂ seeded CH₄-air, and CO-air flames. The results indicate that both the high and low temperature CO₂ spectra agree with the theoretical predictions. Comparison of the CO₂ temperature to the N₂ temperature, both measured at the same position in the flames, indicates a better prediction of temperature from the N₂ spectrum than from the CO₂ spectrum. Accurate values for the CO₂ concentrations, however, can be determined from a comparison of the CO₂ spectrum with the N₂ spectrum.     

Soft X-ray absorption spectroscopy of titanium dioxide nanopowders with cobalt impurities

The charge states of the cobalt ions in TiO₂ nanopowders with the anatase lattice are studied by soft X-ray absorption spectroscopy. It is found that, at a low cobalt impurity concentration (1.8 at %), the cobalt ions with an oxidation state 2+ are mainly located in the tetrahedral (T _d ) environment of oxygen ions. Amorphous titanium dioxide exists on the sample surface before heat treatment. Annealing in vacuum or hydrogen leads to the enrichment of the nanoparticle surfaces with Co²⁺ ions, a change in the coordination of the remaining part of cobalt ions from octahedral to tetrahedral, stabilization of the anatase structure, and the disappearance of the amorphous phase. The crystal lattice of the samples with a relatively high cobalt concentration (12 at %) is distorted, and annealing does not cause the disappearance of the amorphous phase of TiO₂. Cobalt is reduced to its metallic state upon hydrogen annealing of the samples with a high cobalt concentration.     

Measurement of the terrestrial ozone concentration by absorption UV spectroscopy

The conditions allowing one to measure the concentration of terrestrial ozone by the open-path DOAS method using a zero line are considered. A technique based on measuring signals at two wavelengths, at least one of which belongs to the ozone absorption UV band, is described. The error of measurements has been estimated. A block-diagram of the optical “open-path” meter for measuring the terrestrial ozone concentration, TrIO-2, is presented. __________ Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Spektroskopii, Vol. 72, No. 6, pp. 832–836, November–December, 2005.     

Off-axis continuous-wave cavity-enhanced absorption spectroscopy of narrow-band and broadband absorbers using red diode lasers

We present an application of continuous-wave (cw) cavity-enhanced absorption spectroscopy (CEAS) with off-axis alignment geometry of the cavity and with time integration of the cavity output intensity for detection of narrow-band and broadband absorbers using single-mode red diode lasers at λ=687.1 nm and λ=662 nm, respectively. Off-axis cw CEAS was applied to kinetic studies of the nitrate radical using a broadband absorption line at λ=662 nm. A rate constant for the reaction between the nitrate radical and E-but-2-eneof (3.78±0.17)×10^-13 cm³ molecule^-1 s^-1 was measured using a discharge-flow system. A nitrate-radical noise-equivalent (1σ≡ root-mean-square variation of the signal) detection sensitivity of 5.5×10⁹ molecule cm^-3 was achieved in a flow tube with a diameter of 4 cm and for a mirror reflectivity of ∼99.9% and a lock-in amplifier time constant of 3 s. In this case, a noise-equivalent fractional absorption per one optical pass of 1.6×10^-6 was demonstrated at a detection bandwidth of 1 Hz. A wavelength-modulation technique (modulation frequency of 10 kHz) in conjunction with off-axis cw CEAS has also been used for recording 1f- and 2f-harmonic spectra of the ^RR(15) absorption of the b¹Σ_g ⁺-X³Σ_g ^- (1,0) band of molecular oxygen at =14553.947 cm^-1. Noise-equivalent fractional absorptions per one optical pass of 1.35×10^-5, 6.9×10^-7 and 1.9×10^-6 were obtained for direct detection of the time-integrated cavity output intensity, 1f- and 2f-harmonic detection, respectively, with a mirror reflectivity of ∼99.8%, a cavity length of 0.22 m and a detection bandwidth of 1 Hz. Received: 24 June 2002 / Revised version: 12 August 2002 / Published online: 15 November 2002 RID="*" ID="*"Corresponding author. Fax: +44-1865/275410, E-mail: vlk@physchem.ox.ac.uk     

A general formula of two-dimensional Franck-Condon integral and the photoelectron spectroscopy of sulfur dioxide

We derived a general formula of Franck-Condon integral for two-dimensional harmonic oscillators () taking into account the Duschinsky effect and applied it to study the photoelectron spectroscopy of SO₂ and . The equilibrium geometries and harmonic vibrational frequencies of , SO₂ and were calculated by using the density functional theory (B3LYP functional) and the coupled cluster singles and doubles with perturbative triples [CCSD(T)] methods with various basis sets up to 6-311+G(3df) and aug-cc-pVTZ. The adiabatic ionization energy and electron affinity were computed by using the CCSD(T) method extrapolated to the complete basis set limit with aug-cc-pVXZ (X = D, T, Q, 5). The simulated photoelectron spectra of both SO₂ and are in accord with the experiment. While the Duschinsky effect plays a role for some weak transitions of SO₂, it can be neglected for . A splitting observed in the experimental photoelectron spectrum of SO₂ is interpreted as contributing from hot bands and combination bands of ν₁ and ν₂, rather than arising from perturbation of a potential barrier as previous researchers proposed. The calculated adiabatic ionization energy and electron affinity are in agreement with the experiment within 0.027 and 0.040 eV, respectively.     

Frequency comb Vernier spectroscopy for broadband, high-resolution, high-sensitivity absorption and dispersion spectra

A femtosecond frequency comb provides a vast number of equidistantly spaced narrow band laser modes that can be simultaneously tuned and frequency calibrated with 15 digit accuracy. Our Vernier spectrometer utilizes all of theses modes in a massively parallel manner to rapidly record both absorption and dispersion spectra with a sensitivity that is provided by a high finesse broadband optical resonator and a resolution that is only limited by the frequency comb line width while keeping the required setup simple.     

宽带腔增强吸收光谱技术应用于痕量气体探测及气溶胶消光系数测量

基于氙灯的非相干宽带腔增强吸收光谱系统, 并将其应用于痕量气体及气溶胶消光系数的测量. 该系统的探测灵敏度通过测量NO₂在520—560 nm波长范围内的吸收得到验证, 最小可探测灵敏度为1.8× 10^-7cm^-1 (1σ, 0.12 s积分时间, 50次平均), 对应的NO₂探测极限～33 nmol/mol. 结合标准气溶胶粒子发生系统, 测量了不同浓度的单分散硫酸铵气溶胶粒子在532 nm波长处的消光系数, 得到粒径为600 nm的硫酸铵气溶胶的消光截面为1.12× 10^-8cm², 与文献报道值1.167× 10^-8cm²相一致, 验证了气溶胶测量的可行性和准确性.     

Investigation of S-H bonds in biologically important compounds by sulfur K-edge X-ray absorption spectroscopy

X-ray Absorption Near Edge Structure (XANES) spectroscopy, often provides a direct correlation between observed resonances in the spectrum and molecular bonds in the sample. This can be used as a fingerprint for the presence of a given molecular environment of the absorber atom in a sample. As the white line is found at similar energy positions for S-C and S-H bonds, this approach is impossible when both types of bond are present simultaneously, as often in biological systems. To develop a criterium for the presence of S-H bonds in such samples, reduced glutathione, reduced coenzyme A, cysteine and their corresponding oxidized forms were investigated using sulfur K-edge XANES, revealing a unique feature at 2 475.8 eV in the respective difference spectra. To correlate this structure to S-H bonds, H₂S and H₂S₂ were measured, whose difference spectrum also shows a structure at this energy position, whereas it is not present throughout a variety of C-S-C/C-S-S-C environments. Theoretical investigations suggest its correlation to a Rydberg transition occurring in the case of a S-H bond. Using this criterium, the presence of S-H bonds is in the purple sulfur bacterium Allochromatium vinosum during oxidation of intracellular accumulated sulfur, is proved, as expected from biological considerations. Received 1st February 2002 / Received in final form 10 June 2002 Published online 13 September 2002     

可调谐激光吸收光谱应用于气体二维浓度分布重建研究

基于可调谐半导体激光吸收光谱技术(TDLAS),设计了气体浓度二维分布重建系统。将单路可调谐激光分为24路,交叉穿过目标区域,得到24组直接吸收信号(DA),并采用代数迭代法(ART)计算得到目标区域气体浓度二维分布。搭建了二维气体浓度分布测量试验台,利用中心波长在1.653μm的DFB激光器作为光源,选取HITRAN数据库CH4的2v3带R(3)线作为计算谱线进行数值模拟和试验验证,并对重建结果进行了误差分析。结果表明重建系统能很好的实现气体二维浓度分布重建测量。     

利用离轴腔增强吸收光谱技术探测实际大气中的二氧化碳

以1.573μm窄线宽可调谐半导体激光器作光源,结合高精细度光学谐振腔的离轴腔增强吸收光谱技术,选择CO2在6 357.311 6cm-1的吸收谱线,对实际大气CO2分子进行了测量。为了得到更准确的有效方程,对谐振腔吸收程长的标定方法进行了研究,给出了一种简单、实用的标定方法。实验结果表明,高精密度光学谐振腔的有效吸收程长为～1 195.73m,测得实际大气CO2的浓度为～388.3ppm(S/N≈22),最小可探测浓度为17.65ppm。将波长调制技术与OA-CEAS技术结合后,最终将CO2分子的最小可探测浓度提高到0.36ppm(S/N≈1 064)。     

可调谐半导体激光吸收光谱法监测二氧化碳的通量

含碳温室气体浓度增加所加剧的温室效应是气候变化的重要原因,大面积范围内二氧化碳气体通量的测量对于评价各类陆地生态系统对大气中主要温室气体浓度的贡献具有重要的意义。可调谐半导体激光吸收(TDLAS)光谱技术具有高分辨率、高灵敏度以及快速响应等特点,是痕量气体高灵敏快速监测的新方法。文章以可调谐分布反馈半导体激光器作为光源,通过波长调制方法对1.573μm附近二氧化碳气体某一吸收线的二次谐波信号测量,结合激光分束技术,实现对不同高度层面700多米光程范围内二氧化碳气体浓度的快速在线检测。结合大口径闪烁仪测量出来的莫宁-奥布霍夫长度和特征速度,通过公式计算得到一天内二氧化碳气体的通量在-1.5～2.5mg·(m2·s)-1范围内的波动,突破了目前对近地面痕量气体通量的监测只能提供局地结果的状况,使大面积范围内痕量气体通量的测量成为可能。     

Calculation of absorption coefficient for the ν1 band of sulfur dioxide

The absorption coefficients S/d of sulfur dioxide have been calculated for the ν₁ band for temperatures from 300 ～ 1500°K, taking the major isotopic species S³⁴O₂ into consideration. The total number of the vibrational transitions considered were 4, 10, 23, 41 and 70 for the temperatures of 300, 600, 900, 1200 and 1500°K, respectively. The vibrational energy was calculated to the second order, and the rotational energy and matrix element were calculated exactly with consideration for the asymmetry of the sulfur dioxide molecule. The line intensities greater than 1·0 × 10^-8 cm^-2 atm^-1 STP were included in the calculations. The wavenumber regions of 1000 ～ 1300 cm^-1 were divided into small intervals of Δω = 10 cm^-1 and the S/d averaged over the Δω were obtained. The S/d and some of the line intensities and positions at 300°K were compared with the experimental results of other workers and good agreement was obtained.