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Figure 1-2. Map of Site #2 detailing the location of the survey cells 1.2 Optical Remote Sensing Instrumentation The current study used two optical remote sensing instruments to collect path-integrated concentration data at the sites. Each instrument was mounted on a scanner, and collected pathintegrated methane concentration data along multiple path lengths. The Boreal GasFinder 2.0 OP-TDLAS instrument is designed for area and fugitive source emission characterization. The infrared laser emits radiation at a particular wavelength in the infrared region when an electrical current is passed through it. The light wavelength depends on the current and therefore allows scanning over an absorption feature and analyzing for the target gas concentration, using Beer’s law. The laser signal is transmitted from a single telescope to a retro-reflecting mirror target, which is usually set up at a range of 100 to 1500 m. The returned light signal is received by the single telescope and directed to a detector. The instrument provides instantaneous, path-integrated methane concentration data. The single channel methane GasFinder 2.0 was used for the current campaign. Figure 1-3 presents a picture of the GasFinder 2.0 instrument that was used for this study. 1-3
Figure 1-3. Scanning Boreal GasFinder 2.0 instrument The IMACC OP-FTIR Spectrometer is designed for both fence-line monitoring applications, and real-time, on-site, remediation monitoring and source characterization. An infrared light beam, modulated by a Michelson interferometer, is transmitted from a single telescope to a mirror target, which is usually set up at a range of 100 to 500 meters. The returned light signal is received by the single telescope and directed to a detector. The light is absorbed by the molecules in the beam path as the light propagates to the mirror and again as the light is reflected back to the analyzer. Thus, the round-trip path of the light doubles the chemical absorption signal. One advantage of OP-FTIR monitoring is that the concentrations of a multitude of infrared absorbing gaseous chemicals can be detected and measured simultaneously, with high temporal resolution. Figure 1-4 presents a picture of the IMACC OP-FTIR used for the current study. 1-4
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