SBIR/STTR Research Award
Novel Instrument to Measure Aerosol Fluorescence, Absorption, and Scattering
Award amount
$69,999Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2004Award details
- Awarding agency
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- PICARRO, INC.
- Proposal award date
- 2004-01-22
- Contract end date
- 2004-07-19
- UEI
- MCXMTA8F1N51
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- E1.03
Research abstract
Picarro, Inc proposes to develop the first cavity ringdown spectroscopy (CRDS) system to measure fluorescence, absorption, and scattering properties of atmospheric aerosols in real-time and in-situ. These unique capabilities will enhance NASA?s studies of aerosol properties including single-scatter albedo, size distributions, and particle types. The fluorescence spectra will enable discrimination between biological and non-biological aerosols. The flight-deployable instrument will weigh less than 25 kg and have a measurement time resolution of 1 second. Our approach utilizes a high-finesse CRDS cavity to measure extinction and to enhance the scattering and fluorescence signals attainable using low power diode laser based light sources.
Technology keywords
Not reported
Other awards by this recipient
Verified by the same UEI. These are other public SBIR/STTR award pages, not a merged company record.
- A Novel, Field-Deployable, High Precision 14C Analyzer for Carbon Dioxide
- A Compact and Low Cost High-Precision Carbon Isotope Ratio Monitoring Tool for Ro
- Hand-Held, Battery Operated Trace Gas Analyzer For Measuring GHG Sources
- SBIR Phase I: A Simple, Robust, Low Cost Tool to Quantify Stable Isotopes in Organic Molecules: Enabling Easy Access to Compound Source, Pathway, and Biokinetic Studies
- Isotopic Carbon Dioxide Analyzer for Atmospheric Studies
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- Zero G Mass Measurement Device (ZGMMD)
- Design and Development of a Compact and Rugged Phase and Fluorescence Microscope for Space Utilization
- Zero G Mass Measurement Device (ZGMMD)
- Rapid Multiplex Microbial Detector
- Miniaturized Variable-Pressure Scanning Electron Microscope
Research funding history
30 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2000–2011). Reported award amounts total $5,559,674. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Energy, Department of Health and Human Services, National Science Foundation, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Agriculture