Ground-based zenith sky abundances and in situ gas cross sections for ozone and nitrogen dioxide with the Earth Observing System Aura Ozone Monitoring Instrument

High-accuracy spectral-slit-function calibration measurements, in situ ambient absorption gas cell measurements for ozone and nitrogen dioxide, and ground-based zenith sky measurements with the Earth Observing System Aura Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) flight instrument are reported and the results discussed. For use of high-spectral-resolution gas absorption cross sections from the literature in trace gas retrieval algorithms, accurate determination of the instrument's spectral slit function is essential. Ground-based measurements of the zenith sky provide a geophysical determination of atmospheric trace gas abundances. When compared with other measurements, they can be used to verify the performance of the OMI flight instrument. We show that the approach of using published high-resolution absolute absorption cross sections convolved with accurately calibrated spectral slit functions for OMI compares well with in situ gas absorption cell measurements made with the flight instrument and that use of these convolved cross sections works well for reduction of zenith sky data taken with the OMI flight instrument for ozone and nitrogen dioxide that are retrieved from measured spectra of the zenith sky with the differential optical absorption spectroscopy technique, the same method to be used for the generation of in-flight data products. Finally, it is demonstrated that the spectral stability and signal-to-noise ratio performance of the OMI flight instrument, as determined from preflight component and full instrument tests, are sufficient to meet OMI mission objectives.     

New PTB Setup for the Absolute Calibration of the Spectral Responsivity of Radiation Thermometers

The paper describes the new experimental setup assembled at the PTB for the absolute spectral responsivity measurement of radiation thermometers. The concept of this setup is to measure the relative spectral responsivity of the radiation thermometer using the conventional monochromator-based spectral comparator facility also used for the calibration of filter radiometers. The absolute spectral responsivity is subsequently measured at one wavelength, supplied by the radiation of a diode laser, using the new setup. The radiation of the diode laser is guided with an optical fiber into an integrating sphere source that is equipped with an aperture of absolutely known area. The spectral radiance of this integrating sphere source is determined via the spectral irradiance measured by a trap detector with an absolutely calibrated spectral responsivity traceable to the primary detector standard of the PTB, the cryogenic radiometer. First results of the spectral responsivity calibration of the radiation thermometer LP3 are presented, and a provisional uncertainty budget of the absolute spectral responsivity is given.     

Traceable laser power measurements of diode laser radiation in the near infrared

We report a new calibration setup for laser radiometry at the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, the German National Metrology Institute. Measurements of laser diode power of free beam diode lasers in the near infrared spectral range at a wavelength of 808 nm for powers up to 250 W and at wavelengths of 915 nm, 940 nm, and 980 nm for laser powers up to 25 W have been established. The calibration setup, the standard detector, the uncertainty budget and first calibration results will be presented and discussed. The standard uncertainty of the HLR302 standard detector is 0.2%. This uncertainty might be the main contribution to the overall uncertainty in customer calibrations, depending on the quality of the transfer detectors.     

一种调制度测量仪的数字化精确评价与溯源方法

提出一种调制度测量仪校准方法,对低频载波情况,直接使用数字示波器进行采集测量,用软件无线电方式解调分析,获得调制域参数。对高频载波情况,首先用下变频技术将其转换成低频载波情况,然后进行测量、解调分析,并给出了详细过程。以此方式,将调制度测量仪的量值溯源到数字示波器的采样速率和幅度上,从而达到校准调制度测量仪的目的。在一种具体型号的仪器上所做的校准验证实验,验证了所述方法的有效性与可行性。     

White-light spectral interferometric technique to measure the wavelength dependence of the spectral bqandpass of a fibre-optic spectrometer

Abstract

A spectral-domain white-light interferometric technique with channelled spectrum detection is used to measure the wavelength dependence of the spectral bandpass of a fibre-optic spectrometer. In an experimental setup comprising a halogen lamp, a non-dispersive Michelson interferometer and the spectrometer to be measured, spectral interferograms are recorded for different optical path differences (OPDs) between interfering beams. By processing the recorded spectral interferograms using discrete filtering and a fringe amplitude demodulation method, spectral fringe visibilities, first, as a function of the wavelength for given OPDs, and second, as a function of the OPD at given wavelengths, are obtained. It is confirmed, in accordance with theory, that the latter spectral fringe visibility functions are Gaussian functions with maxima and widths dependent on the wavelength. From the widths of the Gaussian spectral fringe visibility functions the wavelength dependence of the spectrometer bandpass is determined over a wide spectral range.     

Performance assessment of onboard and scene-based methods for Airborne Prism Experiment spectral characterization

Accurate spectral calibration of airborne and spaceborne imaging spectrometers is essential for proper preprocessing and scientific exploitation of high spectral resolution measurements of the land and atmosphere. A systematic performance assessment of onboard and scene-based methods for in-flight monitoring of instrument spectral calibration is presented for the first time in this paper. Onboard and ground imaging data were collected at several flight altitudes using the Airborne Prism Experiment (APEX) imaging spectrometer. APEX is equipped with an in-flight characterization (IFC) facility allowing the evaluation of radiometric, spectral, and geometric system properties, both in-flight and on-ground for the full field of view. Atmospheric and onboard filter spectral features present in at-sensor radiances are compared with the same features in reference transmittances convolved to varying instrument spectral configurations. A spectrum-matching algorithm, taking advantage of the high sensitivity of measurements around sharp spectral features toward spectrometer spectral performance, is used to retrieve channel center wavelength and bandwidth parameters. Results showed good agreement between spectral parameters estimated using onboard IFC and ground imaging data. The average difference between estimates obtained using the O(2) and H(2)O features and those obtained using the corresponding filter features amounted to about 0.3 nm (0.05 of a spectral pixel). A deviation from the nominal laboratory instrument spectral calibration and an altitude-dependent performance was additionally identified. The relatively good agreement between estimates obtained by the two approaches in similar spectral windows suggests they can be used in a complementary fashion: while the method relying on atmospheric features can be applied without the need for dedicated calibration acquisitions, the IFC allows assessment at user-selectable wavelength positions by custom filters as well as for the system on-ground.     

Optimization of instrument calibration

An optimal (minimum-error) instruments calibration technique based on the method of least squares and on correction with comparable argument and function errors is described. Expressions are derived for calculating linear regression coefficients and calibration errors. The process of calibration when the instrument signals are nonlinear functions of the measured parameter and when the measurement error is different at different points of the measurement range is discussed. Calibration of an instrument operating in an automatic control system for maximum factory benefit is cited as an example.Translated from Izmeritel'naya Tekhnika, No. 10, pp. 26–28, October, 1993.     

Solar actinic flux spectroradiometry: a technique for measuring photolysis frequencies in the atmosphere.

A spectroradiometer has been developed for direct measurement of the solar actinic UV flux (scalar intensity) and determination of photolysis frequencies in the atmosphere. The instrument is based on a scanning double monochromator with an entrance optic that exhibits an isotropic angular response over a solid angle of 2pi sr. Actinic flux spectra are measured at a resolution of 1 nm across a range of 280-420 nm, which is relevant for most tropospheric photolysis processes. The photolysis frequencies are derived from the measured radiation spectra by use of published absorption cross sections and quantum yields. The advantage of this technique compared with the traditional chemical actinometry is its versatility. It is possible to determine the photolysis frequency for any photochemical reaction of interest provided that the respective molecular photodissociation parameters are known and the absorption cross section falls within a wavelength range that is accessible by the spectroradiometer. The instrument and the calibration procedures are described in detail, and problems specific to measurement of the actinic radiation are discussed. An error analysis is presented together with a discussion of the spectral requirements of the instrument for accurate measurements of important tropospheric photolysis frequencies (J(O(1))(D), J(NO(2)), J(HCHO)). An example of measurements from previous atmospheric chemistry field campaigns are presented and discussed.     

Direct solar spectral irradiance and transmittance measurements from 350 to 2500 nm

A radiometrically stable, commercially available spectroradiometer was used in conjunction with a simple, custom-designed telescope to make spectrally continuous measurements of solar spectral transmittance and directly transmitted solar spectral irradiance. The wavelength range of the instrument is 350-2500 nm and the resolution is 3-11.7 nm. Laboratory radiometric calibrations show the instrument to be stable to better than 1.0% over a nine-month period. The instrument and telescope are highly portable, can be set up in a matter of minutes, and can be operated by one person. A method of absolute radiometric calibration that can be tied to published top-of-the-atmosphere (TOA) solar spectra in valid Langley channels as well as regions of strong molecular absorption is also presented. High-altitude Langley plot calibration experiments indicate that this technique is limited ultimately by the current uncertainties in the TOA solar spectra, approximately 2-3%. Example comparisons of measured and modtran-modeled direct solar irradiance show that the model can be parameterized to agree with measurements over the large majority of the wavelength range to the 3% level for the two example cases shown. Side-by-side comparisons with a filter-based solar radiometer are in excellent agreement, with a mean absolute difference of tau = 0.0036 for eight overlapping wavelengths over three experiment days.     

Elastic Bar Transfer Function Determination Using Two-Point Strain Measurements

This paper presents an experimental method of determining the elastic bar's transfer functions in the form of formulas. The method is based on the two-point measurement of the elastic strain waves propagating inside the bar, the spectral analysis of these waves, and making use of the general solution of the equation of movement of the bar in the frequency domain. The determined transfer functions of the bar are used for impulsive strain waveform reconstruction by means of deconvolution in the frequency domain and for the validity check of the reconstruction. The application of this method to the reconstruction of impact pressure waveforms is presented.      

Primary Radiometry for the mise-en-pratique: The Laser-Based Radiance Method Applied to a Pyrometer

A new setup has been implemented at LCM-LNE-CNAM for the determination ??of the spectral responsivity of radiation thermometers for the determination?? of the thermodynamic temperature of high-temperature blackbodies at the temperature of a metal?Ccarbon eutectic phase transition. In this new setup, an innovative acoustic-optic modulator feedback loop is used to stabilize the radiance of a wavelength tunable laser. The effect of residual optical interferences on the calibration of a test pyrometer is analyzed. The full uncertainty budget is presented.     

Adaptable multivariate calibration models for spectral applications

Multivariate calibration techniques have been used in a wide variety of spectroscopic situations. In many of these situations, spectral variation can be partitioned into separate classes. For example, suppose that multiple spectra are obtained from each of a number of different objects wherein the level of the analyte of interest varies within each object over time. In such situations, the total spectral variation observed across all measurements has two distinct general sources of variation: intraobject and interobject. One might want to develop a global multivariate calibration model that predicts the analyte of interest accurately both within and across objects, including new objects not involved in developing the calibration model. However, this goal might be hard to realize if the interobject spectral variation is complex and difficult to model. If the intraobject spectral variation is consistent across objects, an effective alternative approach might be to develop a generic intraobject model that can be adapted to each object separately. This paper contains recommendations for experimental protocols and data analysis in such situations. The approach is illustrated with an example involving the noninvasive measurement of glucose using near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy. Extensions to calibration maintenance and calibration transfer are discussed.     

Solid laboratory calibration of a nonimaging spectroradiometer

Field-based nonimaging spectroradiometers are often used in vicarious calibration experiments for airborne or spaceborne imaging spectrometers. The calibration uncertainties associated with these ground measurements contribute substantially to the overall modeling error in radiance- or reflectance-based vicarious calibration experiments. Because of limitations in the radiometric stability of compact field spectroradiometers, vicarious calibration experiments are based primarily on reflectance measurements rather than on radiance measurements. To characterize the overall uncertainty of radiance-based approaches and assess the sources of uncertainty, we carried out a full laboratory calibration. This laboratory calibration of a nonimaging spectroradiometer is based on a measurement plan targeted at achieving a 相似文献   

基于NTN技术的宽带取样示波器自动校准系统

与其它宽带取样示波器校准技术相比,NTN校准技术能够精确地获得取样示波器的冲激响应和复传递函数。但是,由于NTN校准技术要求两台取样示波器的输入端直接对接,这样就很难通过前面板对取样示波器进行操作。为此,介绍了一种基于NTN校准技术的宽带取样示波器自动校准系统,并详细介绍了系统的组成、功能及校准结果。该系统的整个校准工作是在PC机控制下完成的。     

水声测量中的宽频技术应用方法

讨论一种基于宽频分析技术进行水声测量的方法——宽频噪声比较法。该方法从频域分析的角度出发,根据水声测量的实际需要,通过修改Welch法理论,以噪声为信号源,运用现代信号处理技术和数字化硬件系统,实现了水听器的宽频噪声比较法校准系统在宽频范围内的快速高效测量,是对单频脉冲比较法的一个重要补充。对于高Q值水声换能器的测量,避免信号瞬态效应的影响,采用宽频噪声技术更有优势。还对不同采样频率条件下的测量结果进行了比较．结果表明宽频噪声比较法采用脉冲序列内多个脉冲处理结果累加取平均的方法,可以降低对采样频率的要求,或者在设备最高采样频率一定条件下可以实现更高频率范围的测试。     

超薄弹性层超声反射波频域测厚法

为了克服超声体积波测量方法只适用于测试厚度大于声波波长的弹性层的缺点,提出了频域相对传递函数法测量超薄弹性层的厚度的新方法.在推导超薄弹性层相对反射传递函数的基础上,用相对反射传递函数幅度谱、相位谱和复谱定征超薄弹性的厚度,分析了影响估计准确性的各种因素,研究了相对反射传递函数对厚度的灵敏度函数在误差传递中的意义.实验结果表明:相对传递函数法能够测量厚度为波长百分之一的铝薄层的厚度,相对误差小于2.5%,其中用幅度谱定征得到的结果最准确.这表明相对传递函数法可以有效地测量超薄弹性层的厚度,在实际应用中更加实用,其定征的准确性主要由相对传递函数对厚度灵敏度函数和测量误差共同决定.     

Measurement of light wavelength based on nanostructured ordered pore arrays

A new method of light wavelength measurement is presented based on the nanostructured ordered pore arrays with multi-domains and centimeter square size formed by solution dipping-colloidal monolayer. Because of periodicity of the ordered pore arrays, perpendicular incidence of a parallel beam light on the array will lead to the diffraction spots or ring, depending on relative sizes of the beam and the domain in the arrays. The diffraction angle corresponds to wavelength of the incident light. On this basis, one can measure the wavelength of an incident light in transmission mode using such nanostructured ordered pore arrays, which is different from the conventional one fabricated from Michelson interference principle. Both the resolution and measurement precision can reach < 1 nm in such a simple method. Comparatively, this new measurement setup is simple in structure, low in cost, convenient in measurement, and especially, small in size. It could be used for online demarcation and real-time measurement of light wavelength in such as, mine operation, seabed exploration, and even space exploration due to its miniature.     

Validation of the Infrared Emittance Characterization of Materials Through Intercomparison of Direct and Indirect Methods

A comparison of the spectral directional emittance of samples as a function of wavelength was performed at the Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrophotometry (FTIS) and the Advanced Infrared Radiometry and Imaging (AIRI) facilities at NIST. At the FTIS, the emittance is obtained indirectly through the measurement of near-normal directional-hemispherical reflectance (DHR) using an infrared integrating sphere. At the AIRI, the normal directional emittance is obtained directly through the measurement of the sample spectral radiance referenced to that from blackbody sources, while the sample is located behind a black plate of known temperature and emittance. On the same setup at the AIRI, the normal emittance at near ambient temperatures is also measured indirectly by a “two-temperature” method in which the sample spectral radiance is measured while the background temperature is controlled and varied. The sample emittance measurements on the comparison samples are presented over a wavelength range of 3.4 μm to 13.5 μm at several near-ambient temperatures and for near-normal incidence. The results obtained validate the two independent capabilities and demonstrate the potential of the controlled background methods for measurements of the radiative properties of IR materials.     

Automated multifilter rotating shadow-band radiometer: an instrument for optical depth and radiation measurements

The multifilter rotating shadow-band radiometer is a ground-based instrument that uses independent interference-filter-photodiode detectors and the automated rotating shadow-band technique to make spectrally resolved measurements at seven wavelength passbands (chosen at the time of manufacture between 350 nm and 1.7 μm) of direct-normal, total-horizontal, and diffuse-horizontal irradiances. This instrument achieves an accuracy in direct-normal spectral irradiance comparable with that of tracking radiometers, and it is more accurate than conventional instruments for the determination of the diffuse and total-horizontal spectral irradiances because the angular acceptance function of the instrument closely approximates the ideal cosine response, and because the measured direct-normal component can be corrected for the remaining angular acceptance error. The three irradiance components are measured with the same detector for a given wavelength. Together with the automated shadow-band technique, this guarantees hat the calibration coefficients are identical for each, thus reducing errors when one compares them (as opposed to measurements made with independent instruments). One can use the direct-normal component observations for Langley analysis to obtain depths and to provide an ongoing calibration against the solar constant by extrapolation to zero air mass. Thus the long-term stability of all three measured components can be tied to the solar constant by an analysis of the routinely collected data.