Abstract
The lidar development at the University of Hertfordshire explores the feasibility of using Raman backscattering for chemical aerosol profiling. This paper provides an overview of the new facility. A high-power Nd:YAG/OPO setup is used to excite Raman backscattering at a wide range of wavelengths. The receiver combines a spectrometer with a 32-channel detector or an ICCD camera to resolve Raman signals of various chemical compounds.
The new facility will open new avenues for chemical profiling of aerosol pollution from measurements of Raman scattering by selected chemical compounds, provide data that allow to close the gap between optical and microphysical aerosol profiling with lidar and enables connecting lidar measurements to parameters used in atmospheric modelling.
The new facility will open new avenues for chemical profiling of aerosol pollution from measurements of Raman scattering by selected chemical compounds, provide data that allow to close the gap between optical and microphysical aerosol profiling with lidar and enables connecting lidar measurements to parameters used in atmospheric modelling.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 01008 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | EPJ Web of Conferences |
Volume | 176 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 13 Apr 2018 |
Event | 28th International Laser Radar Conference (ILRC 28) - “Politehnica” University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania Duration: 25 Jun 2017 → 30 Jun 2017 http://ilrc28.inoe.ro/ |