Ultra-high-sensitivity passive FTIR sensor (HiSPEC) and initial field results

Elliot Robert Schildkraut; Raymond F. Connors; Avishai Ben-David; Agustin I. Ifarraguerri

doi:10.1117/12.455162

7 February 2002 Ultrahigh-sensitivity passive FTIR sensor (HiSPEC) and initial field results

Elliot Robert Schildkraut, Raymond F. Connors, Avishai Ben-David, Agustin I. Ifarraguerri

Proceedings Volume 4574, Instrumentation for Air Pollution and Global Atmospheric Monitoring; (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.455162
Event: Environmental and Industrial Sensing, 2001, Boston, MA, United States

Abstract

The HiSPEC instrument was designed to examine the potential for passive detection of sub-lethal concentrations of toxic materials and to test the potential for passive indication of biological agent in air. HiSPEC has been operating since 1999, and after substantial laboratory characterization, taken to the field several times for successful trials against known remote targets. Some subtle differences between laboratory and field performance have been diagnosed for the first time with the aid of HiSPEC's precise internal sampling system. Results of these tests may have implications for improving less sensitive passive field systems. Some recent field data is presented to indicate ultimate potential.

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Elliot Robert Schildkraut, Raymond F. Connors, Avishai Ben-David, and Agustin I. Ifarraguerri "Ultrahigh-sensitivity passive FTIR sensor (HiSPEC) and initial field results", Proc. SPIE 4574, Instrumentation for Air Pollution and Global Atmospheric Monitoring, (7 February 2002); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.455162

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