High-Pressure Millimeter-Wave Spectroscopy and Radiometry
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Authors
Hammer, Erich
Issue Date
1993
Type
Thesis
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en_US
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Abstract
In 1990, Congress amended the Clean Air Act to phase in the
requirement for all industries to continuously monitor airborne effluents
for a range of environmentally unsound chemical species. This
requirement sets the stage for the creation of better means for
accomplishing the task. Millimeter wave spectroscopy, covering
approximately 30-300 GHz of the electromagnetic spectrum, is a promising
possibility as a means by which to analyze emissions for chemicals. The
purpose of this report and project was to learn some of the theory behind
millimeter-wave spectroscopy at atmospheric pressures and to use it to
predict some specific results. The project was also experimental, so the
equipment, testing procedure and results obtained are explained and the
findings compared with those predicted. A short discussion on why this
region of electromagnetic waves is useful in monitoring certain chemicals
and some possibilities for future changes and research paths are included.
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vi, 47 p.
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