In Louisiana we're interested in using the spectrometer to look at
smokestacks from chemical plants/refineries and other potential "samples"
that are at a distance, such as an oil slick in the water from an airplane.
Thus far, I've only used the spectrometer to look at close-up samples, but
when talking to Scott Eustis, the question came up how we would actually
know what we are sampling from a distance? Thoughts?
This technique is great for molecules like not aerosols that have various
absorption cross sections based on the conglomeration stuff..
Eyal
On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 1:26 PM, Shannon Dosemagen <
shannon.dosema...@gmail.com> wrote:
> In Louisiana we're interested in using the spectrometer to look at
> smokestacks from chemical plants/refineries and other potential "samples"
> that are at a distance, such as an oil slick in the water from an airplane.
> Thus far, I've only used the spectrometer to look at close-up samples, but
> when talking to Scott Eustis, the question came up how we would actually
> know what we are sampling from a distance? Thoughts?
> This technique is great for molecules like not aerosols that have various
> absorption cross sections based on the conglomeration stuff..
> Eyal
> On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 1:26 PM, Shannon Dosemagen <
> shannon.dosema...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> In Louisiana we're interested in using the spectrometer to look at
>> smokestacks from chemical plants/refineries and other potential "samples"
>> that are at a distance, such as an oil slick in the water from an airplane.
>> Thus far, I've only used the spectrometer to look at close-up samples, but
>> when talking to Scott Eustis, the question came up how we would actually
>> know what we are sampling from a distance? Thoughts?
I think this may be a more basic question than Eyal is reading into it --
basically, it's like a gun sight -- how do you know you're aiming at the
right spot if you're 200 yards away? or a mile away?
based on looking through a drinking straw, carefully watching the overall
brightness in the Spectral Workbench client software, and noting when you
pass the spectrometer across a distant bright light.
i think we just have to try it out and see if something like this can work!
jeff
On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 10:03 PM, Adam Griffith <adamdgriff...@gmail.com>wrote:
>> This technique is great for molecules like not aerosols that have various
>> absorption cross sections based on the conglomeration stuff..
>> Eyal
>> On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 1:26 PM, Shannon Dosemagen <
>> shannon.dosema...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> In Louisiana we're interested in using the spectrometer to look at
>>> smokestacks from chemical plants/refineries and other potential "samples"
>>> that are at a distance, such as an oil slick in the water from an airplane.
>>> Thus far, I've only used the spectrometer to look at close-up samples, but
>>> when talking to Scott Eustis, the question came up how we would actually
>>> know what we are sampling from a distance? Thoughts?
