SBIR/STTR Research Award
Dual Quantum Cascade Laser System For Simultaneous Measurements of 13CH4 and CH3D Methan Isotopolgues
Award amount
$100,000Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2010Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Energy
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- AERODYNE RESEARCH INC
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- 2011-03-18
- UEI
- HTMHV7AL9A86
- Solicitation number
- DE-FOA-0000161
- Topic code
- 30 b
Research abstract
Methane is the second most important atmospheric greenhouse gas after CO2 yet its global sources and sinks are still inadequately characterized. Monitoring the isotopic composition of atmospheric methane is one of the most promising approaches to closing the methane budget. Detailed process studies of isotopic fractionation associated with methane sinks and sources are also crucial. For both purposes, a real time instrument that can measure multiple isotopologues of methane is required. There are no existing field deployable instruments for the sensitive, real time measurement of CH3D. There are also no instruments available with sufficient precision to monitor ambient atmospheric 13CH4 (excluding the Aerodyne Research, Inc. predecessor to the proposed instrument). Hence, there is a need for sensitive, measurements of both isotopologues
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.
- Airborne Spectroscopic Static Temperature Sensor
- Real-time mapping of dissolved sulfur in soil with high spatial and temporal resolution
- Autonomous Method to Quantify and Localize Hydrogen Facility Emissions
- Autonomous Method to Quantify and Localize Hydrogen Facility Emissions
- Autonomous Shortwave Spectroradiometer for Retrieval of Cloud Properties from Marine Platforms
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- Magnet Coil Designs Using YBCO High Temperature Superconductor (HTS)
- Atmospheric Methane Analyzer
- Self-calibrating Balloon-Borne Methane Gas Sensor
- Trace Carbon Monoxide Analyzer
- Dual Quantum Cascade Laser System For Simultaneous Measurements of 13CH4 and CH3D Methan Isotopolgues
Research funding history
410 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1983–2025). Reported award amounts total $116,799,166. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, Department of Energy, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Science Foundation, Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Commerce