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A Turbulence-Oriented Approach to Retrieve Various Atmospheric Parameters Using Advanced Lidar Data Processing Techniques
摘要： The article is aimed at presenting a semi-empirical model coded and computed in the programming language Python, which utilizes data gathered with a standard biaxial elastic lidar platform in order to calculate the altitude profiles of the structure coefficients of the atmospheric refraction index C2N(z) and other associated turbulence parameters. Additionally, the model can be used to calculate the PBL (Planetary Boundary Layer) height, and other parameters typically employed in the field of astronomy. Solving the Fernard–Klett inversion by correlating sun-photometer data obtained through our AERONET site with lidar data, it can yield the atmospheric extinction and backscatter profiles α(z) and β(z), and thus obtain the atmospheric optical depth. Finally, several theoretical notions of interest that utilize the solved parameters are presented, such as approximated relations between C2N(z) and the atmospheric temperature profile T(z), and between the scintillation of backscattered lidar signal and the average wind speed profile U(z). These obtained profiles and parameters also have several environmental applications that are connected directly and indirectly to human health and well-being, ranging from understanding the transport of aerosols in the atmosphere and minimizing the errors in measuring it, to predicting extreme, and potentially-damaging, meteorological events.
关键词： RCS,temperature profile,structure coefficients,environment,human health,atmospheric extinction,atmospheric backscatter,wind speed profile,lidar,turbulence
更新于2025-09-19 17:15:36
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An Optical Fiber Chemical Sensor for the Detection of Copper(II) in Drinking Water
摘要： Highly sensitive plasmonic optical fiber platforms combined with receptors have been recently used to obtain selective sensors. A low-cost configuration can be obtained exploiting a D-shaped plastic optical fiber covered with a multilayer sensing surface. The multilayer consists of a gold film, functionalized with a specific receptor, where the surface plasmon resonance (SPR) occurs. The signal is produced by the refractive index variation occurring as a consequence of the receptor-to analyte binding. In this work, a selective sensor for copper(II) detection in drinking water, exploiting a self-assembled monolayer (SAM) of d,l-penicillamine as the sensing layer, has been developed and tested. Different concentrations of copper(II) in NaCl 0.1 M solutions at different pH values and in a real matrix (drinking water) have been considered. The results show that the sensor is able to sense copper(II) at concentrations ranging from 4 × 10?6 M to 2 × 10?4 M. The use of this optical chemical sensor is a very attractive perspective for fast, in situ and low-cost detection of Cu(II) in drinking water for human health concerns. Furthermore, the possibility of remote control is feasible as well, because optical fibers are employed.
关键词： Optical chemical sensors,surface plasmon resonance,copper(II),drinking water,human health
更新于2025-09-16 10:30:52
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Near-infrared tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy-based determination of carbon dioxide in human exhaled breath
摘要： A spectroscopic detection system for the accurate monitoring of carbon dioxide (CO2) in exhaled breath was realized by tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy (TDLAS) in conjunction with a vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) and a multipass cell with an effective optical path-length of 20 m. The VCSEL diode emitting light with an output power of 0.8 mW, covered the strong absorption line of CO2 at 6330.82 cm?1 by drive-current tuning. The minimum detectable concentration of 0.769% for CO2 detection was obtained, and a measurement precision of approximately 100 ppm was achieved with an integration time of 168 s. Real-time online measurements were carried out for the detection of CO2 expirograms from healthy subjects, different concentrations were obtained in dead space and alveolar gas. The exhaled CO2 increased significantly with the increasing physical activity, reaches its maximal value at the beginning of respiratory compensation and then decreased slightly until maximal exercise. The developed measurement system has a great potential to be applied in practice for the detection of pulmonary diseases associated with CO2 retention.
关键词： CO2,human health monitoring,Tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy,carbon dioxide,VCSEL,exhaled breath,TDLAS,vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser
更新于2025-09-16 10:30:52