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HHC INFRARED VAPOR/AEROSOL MONITOR
Phone: (617) 273-4770
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.
* Information listed above is at the time of submission. *