STTR Phase I: Planar Array Infrared (PA-IR): A Compact Rugged Double Beam Infrared Spectrometer for Laboratory and Field Analysis

STTR 第一阶段：平面阵列红外 (PA-IR)：用于实验室和现场分析的紧凑型坚固型双光束红外光谱仪

• 批准号: 0711781
• 负责人: Daniel Frost
• 金额: $ 14.99万
• 依托单位: PAIR Technologies, LLC
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2007
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2007-07-01 至 2008-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0711781&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: STTR; Phase; Planar; Array; Infrared

This Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I research project will demonstrate the utility of infrared planar array technology to study water pollutants such as industrial contaminants and biological impurities. It is proposed to design and build a compact, high-sensitivity, double beam infrared instrument based on focal plane array detection, which meets or exceeds performance standards of commercially available devices and is able to operate in ambient environments to provide measurements of dilute concentrations of organic and biological contaminants. Infrared spectroscopy has the molecular specificity to provide both qualitative identification of contaminants and quantitative measurement of concentrations. However, existing IR instruments based on Fourier transform techniques are limited in their ability to make these measurements rapidly under ambient conditions. The research will apply this innovative technology to enable real time effluent detection from a manufacturing site such as that found at chemical company sites to realize tangible savings from being able to pro-actively identify and measure the presence of pollutants. This reconfigurable and potentially portable instrument will assist scientists (academic, industrial and government) who work in analytical labs and require high speed measurements and/or those involved in environmental monitoring where sensing speed is important.

这个小企业技术转让（STTR）第一阶段研究项目将展示红外平面阵列技术的实用性，以研究水污染物，如工业污染物和生物杂质。建议设计和建造一个紧凑的，高灵敏度的，双光束红外线焦平面阵列检测的基础上，它达到或超过市售设备的性能标准，并能够在周围环境中操作，以提供有机和生物污染物的稀释浓度的测量。红外光谱具有分子特异性，可提供污染物的定性鉴定和浓度的定量测量。然而，现有的基于傅立叶变换技术的红外仪器在环境条件下快速进行这些测量的能力有限。该研究将应用这项创新技术，使真实的时间污水检测从一个制造现场，如发现在化学公司的网站，以实现切实的节省，能够主动识别和测量污染物的存在。这种可重新配置且可能便携的仪器将帮助在分析实验室工作并需要高速测量的科学家（学术，工业和政府）和/或参与环境监测的科学家，其中传感速度很重要。