Innovation in Spectroscopy Could Improve Greenhouse Gas Detection (IMAGE)

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Innovation in Spectroscopy Could Improve Greenhouse Gas Detection

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Fast, accurate spectroscopy scans of the atmosphere across a wide range of light frequencies could improve the performance of greenhouse gas measurement devices. This artist's conception compares current technology, which functions slowly and unevenly, with the NIST team's improvement, which changes the scanning laser's frequency evenly and more than 1,000 times faster, permitting full-spectrum scans within a few milliseconds.

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Talbott, Gerskovic/NIST

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