New Concepts in Ultrasensitive Noble Gas Detection for OceanScience Applications

第一阶段SBIR项目的目标是开发稀有稀有气体同位素的新检测技术。结合质谱、电荷中和、光子爆发和共振电离光谱的两种不同的探测器概念将进行评估。这项研究为探测微量稀有气体同位素（如氩-39）提供了突破的可能性。氩-39非常适合研究温室气体穿过温跃层的渗透和研究深海环流。

The objective of this Phase I SBIR project is to develop new detection techniques for rare noble gas isotopes. Two different detector concepts which combine elements of mass spectroscopy, charge neutralization, photon burst and resonance ionization spectroscopy will be evaluated. The research offers the possibility of a breakthrough in detection capabilities of minute quantities of rare noble gas isotopes such as Argon-39. Argon-39 is ideally suited for studying the penetration of greenhouse gases across the thermocline and for the study of deep-ocean circulation.