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Robust Spectrometer for Carbon Isotope Ratio Measurements

Award Information
Agency: Department of Energy
Branch: N/A
Contract: DE-FG02-10ER85841
Agency Tracking Number: 95328
Amount: $100,000.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: 30 b
Solicitation Number: DE-FOA-0000161
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2010
Award Year: 2010
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): 2011-03-18
Small Business Information
1570 Pacheco Street Suite E-11
Santa Fe, NM 87505
United States
DUNS: 153579891
HUBZone Owned: Yes
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 David Hovde
 Dr.
 (513) 272-1323
 dchovde@swsciences.com
Business Contact
 Alan Stanton
Title: Dr.
Phone: (505) 984-1322
Email: astanton@swsciences.com
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

Improved measurement technology is needed to better characterize the exchange and transformation of carbon between the biosphere and the atmosphere. These measurements require highly accurate and precise instruments that are capable of providing isotopic abundances to discriminate between man-made and natural carbon sources. This project will employ cavity enhanced gas correlation spectroscopy to develop, deploy, and test a field-portable carbon dioxide isotope analyzer for the measurement of carbon isotope ratios in ambient air. The instrument will be capable of providing in situ, accurate quantification of both carbon dioxide concentration and carbon isotope ratio of carbon dioxide for the real-time monitoring of carbon dioxide sources and sinks in the biosphere and atmosphere. Commercial Applications and Other Benefits: Field instrumentation based on cavity enhanced gas correlation spectroscopy (CE-GCS) will find numerous applications in atmospheric research, including airborne measurements of trace gases important in atmospheric and aerosol chemistry and as fluxmeters in atmospheric studies for measuring carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, ammonia, or other gases including isotopes of some of these species

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