SBIR/STTR Research Award
Real-Time LIBS-Based Sensor for Measuring Arsenic Concentration in Water
Award amount
$99,612Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2004Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Air Force
- Recipient company
- LUMEN LABORATORIES, INC.
- Proposal award date
- 2004-05-13
- Contract end date
- 2005-02-13
- UEI
- Not reported
- Solicitation number
- 2004.1
- Topic code
- AF04-302
Research abstract
Lumen Laboratories will demonstrate the feasibility of using an inexpensive form of laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) to detect arsenic (As) in water at concentrations of 1 part per billion (ppb). Phase I research will show the feasibility of 1 ppb detection using a novel concentrator scheme combined with a LIBS device constructed using a passively Q-switched microchip laser. A breadboard system will be constructed for this purpose. Phase I reported results will include analysis of measured data, a conceptual prototype design, a Phase II test plan and a survey of potential commercial applications. The conceptual instrument design will be refined, prototyped, and tested with real-world samples in Phase II.
Technology keywords
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