Thermal Emission Spectrometer , instrument

Thermal Emission Spectrometer) instrument indicated the metallic nature of the rock [340]. Observations made with the panoramic camera and the microscopic image revealed that the surface of the rock is covered with pits interpreted as regmaglypts and indicate the presence of a coating on the surface. The a-Particle-X-ray spectrometer (APXS) and the Mossbauer spectrometer were used to investigate the undisturbed and the brushed surface of the rock. Based on the Ni and Ge... 

The Mars Global Surveyor launched from Cape Canaveral in November 19%. It reached Mars orbit in 1997. One of five instruments on board was an IR emission spectrometer, called a thermal emission spectrometer. The spacecraft completed its mapping mission in 2001. providing measurements of the Martian surface and atmosphere. The Mars rover Spirit has a... 

Isotope Dilution By Thermal Emission Mass Spectrometry. A three-stage thermal emission mass spectrometer (TEMS) was used for quantitatively measuring lead and uranium in coal and fly ash and lead in gasoline (Figure 3). The basic design of the instrument is modeled on that developed by White and Collins, 1954 ( 6) and modified at ORNL. The addition of an electrostatic third stage increased the abundance sensitivity to 108 as described by Smith et al. (7). 

A flame emission spectrometer therefore consists of an atom source, a monochromator and detector and is therefore simpler instrumentally than the corresponding atomic absorption system. Particular developments engendered by atomic absorption have restimulated interest in flame emission spectrometry after a dormant period. Chief of these is the use of the nitrous oxide—acetylene flame which is sufficiently hot to stimulate thermal atomic-emission from a wide range of metal elements. 

The compositions of the products were determined by inductively coupled plasma (ICP) with a Perkin-Elmer plasma 40 emission spectrometer. Simultaneous differential thermal analysis and thermogravimetric (DTA-TG) curves were carried out by using Perkin-Elmer DTA-7000, TGA-7 PC series thermal analysis instrument in air with a heating rate of 10 °C /min. The infrared (IR) spectra were recorded on an Impact 410 IR spectrometer on samples pelletized with KBr powder. Valence states were determined by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The XPS for powder samples fixed on double sided tapes was measured on an ESCA-LAB MKII X-ray photoelectron spectrometer. The Cis signal was used to correct the charge effects. 

Measurements of the gaseous sulfur dioxide released were obtained with the Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (TOMS Krueger, 1983) and with the Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet Spectrometer (SBUV Heath et d., 1983), both carried on the Nimbus 7 satellite. Three instruments on board the Solar Mesosphere Explorer (SME) also revealed features of the cloud the Infrared Radiometer measured the thermal emission from the aerosols, while the Visible and Near Infrared Spectrometers measured the backscat-tered solar radiation. The three instruments are limbscanning and view the atmosphere along the track of the sunsynchronous polar orbit (Barth et d., 1983 Thomas et d., 1983). Ground based and airborne spectro-photometric measurements of sulfur dioxide have also been carried out (Evans and Kerr, 1983). 

The Smithsonian instrument (FIRS-2) is a remote sensing Fourier transform spectrometer that detects molecular thermal emission in the atmosphere. Johnson et al. (2001) report data taken from seven balloon flights from 1980 to 1997. The last flight is from 68° N the others were between 30° N and 35° N. An important feature of the spectrometer is its ability to resolve spectra at 0.004 cm which allows for resolution of... 

Studies of atmospheric properties using IR spectroscopy techniques have been reported in the literature for nearly 100 years. This paper presents a brief historical review of the development of this area of science and discusses the common features of spectrographic instruments. Two state of the art instruments on opposite ends of the measurement spectrum are described. The first is a fast response iri situ sensor for the measurement of the exchange of CO2 between the atmosphere and the earth s surface. The second is a rocketborne field-widened spectrometer for upper atmosphere composition studies. The thesis is presented that most improvements in current measurement systems are due to painstakingly small performance enhancements of well understood system components. The source, optical and thermal control components that allow these sensors to expand the state of the art are detailed. Examples of their application to remote canopy photosynthesis measurement and upper atmosphere emission studies are presented. 

The tail of the plasma formed at the tip of the torch is the spectroscopic source, where the analyte atoms and their ions are thermally ionized and produce emission spectra. The spectra of various elements are detected either sequentially or simultaneously. The optical system of a sequential instrument consists of a single grating spectrometer with a scanning monochromator that provides the sequential detection of the emission spectra lines. Simultaneous optical systems use multichannel detectors and diode arrays that allow the monitoring of multiple emission lines. Sequential instruments have a greater wavelength selection, while simultaneous ones have a better sample throughput. The intensities of each element s characteristic spectral lines, which are proportional to the number of element s atoms, are recorded, and the concentrations are calculated with reference to a calibration standard. 

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