Trace gas analysis provides a wide range of insights into environmental processes, particularly with regards to global warming and air quality. With the urgent need to identify sources and accurately measure the harmful emissions negatively impacting our planet, Laser Dispersion Spectroscopy (LDS) offers a unique approach. LDS technology measures optical molecular dispersion via a differential phase measurement of light and, operating in the mid-infrared, provides highly sensitive and robust measurements. This enables highly precise, real-time gas measurements even in adverse environmental conditions such as rain, fog, snow or dust. The technology can be used in both extractive and open-path formats, with real-world applications including emissions monitoring on oil and gas sites, measuring the impact of agricultural activities and monitoring carbon capture storage facilities.
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Trace gas analysis with laser dispersion spectroscopy
Damien Weidmann
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MIRICO Ltd, Unit 6, Zephyr Building, Eighth Street, Harwell Campus, Didcot, U.K.
Correspondence: Damien Weidmann (damien@mirico.co.uk)
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Richard Kovacich;
Richard Kovacich
MIRICO Ltd, Unit 6, Zephyr Building, Eighth Street, Harwell Campus, Didcot, U.K.
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Robert Gibbs;
Robert Gibbs
MIRICO Ltd, Unit 6, Zephyr Building, Eighth Street, Harwell Campus, Didcot, U.K.
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Oliver Williams;
Oliver Williams
MIRICO Ltd, Unit 6, Zephyr Building, Eighth Street, Harwell Campus, Didcot, U.K.
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Sophie Purser
Sophie Purser
MIRICO Ltd, Unit 6, Zephyr Building, Eighth Street, Harwell Campus, Didcot, U.K.
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Publisher: Portland Press Ltd
Received:
June 25 2021
Revision Received:
September 24 2021
Accepted:
October 01 2021
Online ISSN: 2397-8562
Print ISSN: 2397-8554
© 2021 The Author(s). Published by Portland Press Limited on behalf of the Biochemical Society and the Royal Society of Biology
2021
Emerg Top Life Sci (2021) 5 (5): 717–723.
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Received:
June 25 2021
Revision Received:
September 24 2021
Accepted:
October 01 2021
Citation
Damien Weidmann, Richard Kovacich, Robert Gibbs, Oliver Williams, Sophie Purser; Trace gas analysis with laser dispersion spectroscopy. Emerg Top Life Sci 12 November 2021; 5 (5): 717–723. doi: https://doi.org/10.1042/ETLS20210105
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