Joel A Silver and Daniel J Kane 1999 Meas. Sci. Technol. 10 845 doi:10.1088/0957-0233/10/10/303
Joel A Silver and Daniel J Kane
Show affiliationsDiode laser absorption spectroscopy provides a direct method of determinating species concentration and local gas temperature in combustion flames. Under microgravity conditions, diode lasers are particularly suitable, given their compact size, low mass and low power requirements. The development of diode laser-based sensors for gas detection in microgravity is presented, detailing measurements of molecular oxygen. Current progress of this work and future application possibilities for these methods on the International Space Station are discussed.
42.55.Px Semiconductor lasers; laser diodes
82.80.-d Chemical analysis and related physical methods of analysis
07.07.Df Sensors (chemical, optical, electrical, movement, gas, etc.); remote sensing
Instrumentation and measurement
Issue 10 (October 1999)
Received 19 February 1999, accepted for publication 7 April 1999, in final form 7 April 1999
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