A portable nitrogen dioxide instrument using cavity-enhanced absorption spectroscopy

Bailey, Steven A.; Hannun, Reem A.; Swanson, Andrew K.; Hanisco, Thomas F.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-17-5903-2024

Articles | Volume 17, issue 19

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-17-5903-2024

© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-17-5903-2024

© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 17, issue 19

Research article

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08 Oct 2024

Research article |

| 08 Oct 2024

A portable nitrogen dioxide instrument using cavity-enhanced absorption spectroscopy

Steven A. Bailey, Reem A. Hannun, Andrew K. Swanson, and Thomas F. Hanisco

Data sets

PCAND instrument data for AMT paper Steven Bailey https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/5ISIE2

Short summary

We have developed a portable, optically based instrument that measures NO₂. It consumes less than 6 W of power, so it can easily run off a small battery. This instrument has made both balloon and UAV flights. NO₂ measurement results compare favorably with other known NO₂ instruments. We find this instrument to be stable with repeatable results compared with calibration sources. Material cost to build a single instrument is around USD 4000. This could be lowered with economies of scale.