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HHC INFRARED VAPOR/AEROSOL MONITOR

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Air Force
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 1052
Amount: $281,085.00
Phase: Phase II
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1985
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
111 South Bedford St
Burlington, MA 01803
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Dr Lawrence S Bernstein
 (617) 273-4770
Business Contact
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Research Institution
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Abstract

BECAUSE OF POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS FROM THE LARGE QUANTITIES OF HCL RELEASED INTO THE ATOMOSPHERE FROM SPACE SHUTTLE LAUNCHES, IT IS IMPORTANT TO MONITOR THE TRANSPORT OF HCL IN BOTH VAPOR AND AEROSOL FORM INTO THE SURROUNDING AREAS. THE MAJOR OBJECTIVES OF PHASE I ARE TO EXPERIMENTALLY DEMONSTRATE A NOVEL INFRARED LIGHT SOURCE AND TO DESIGN AN HCL VAPOR/AEROSOL MONITOR, BASED ON THE NEW INFRARED LAMP, WHICH WOULD BE BUILT AND TESTED IN PHASE II. THIS LIGHT SOURCE CAN SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE THE SENSITIVITY OF HCL ABSORPTION MEASUREMENTS OVER THE USE OF MORE CONVENTINAL INFRARED SOURCE TECHNOLOGY. THIS ALLOWS FOR A SHORTER, MORE COMPACT ABSORPTION CELL. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT THIS DEVICE CAN MEASURE HCL CONCENTRATIONS OF 0.1PPM (AND PERHAPS SMALLER) AND CAN ALSO BE USED TO DETERMINE THE PARTITIONING OF HCL IN BOTH VAPOR AND AEROSOL FORMS.

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