Ecotech Aurora - Model 3000 - 3 Wavelength Integrating Nephelometer
From Research & Scientific - Ecotech
Aerosol particles in the atmosphere directly influence the earth’s radiative balance by absorbing and scattering the solar radiation and indirectly, by changing the clouds microphysical properties. The amount of sunlight reaching the earth’s surface rather than scattered back to space, is an important parameter to accurately model the influence of aerosol scattering on the earth’s radiative balance. The Aurora 3000 provides this measurement by reporting both the integrated and backscattered coefficient.
Product Details
Using a LED light source, the Aurora 3000 simultaneously measures at 525nm (green), 450nm (blue) and 635nm (red) to enable wide and in-depth analysis of the interaction between light and aerosols.
The ECOTECH Aurora 3000 includes backscatter measurements that allows both standard integrating measurements of 9-170° and also the backscatter 90-170°.
Features
- High powered LED light source increases measurement accuracy
- Single light source and detector used for all wave-lengths
- Heat generated by the LED light source is a fraction of that generated by a flash lamp, minimising changes in sample RH
- Easy automatic calibration, ensures repeatability of measurement
- Automatic optical reference calibration
- Single light source and detector used for all wavelengths
- Facilitates a wide measuring range (0 to 20,000 Mm-1).
Applications
- Studies on backscatter and forward scatter
- Scattering enhancement factor (eg. in combination with the Ecotech ACS)
- Scattering Ǻngstrσm exponent calculations
- Determination of single scattering albedo
- Easy integration with the ACOEM ACS 1000
Benefits
- Simplified automatic calibration using internal valves, ideal for remote locations
- Fully automatic zero check or adjust, automatic span check or automatic zero and span check available in intervals of 1, 3, 6, 12, 24 hrs or weekly
- Fully integrated package including internal sample pump, sample heater, internal calibration valves, zero air pump and data logger
- Internal sample heater with temperature or RH control, which can be enabled by the user to eliminate the effects of humidity (RH: < 30 to < 90 % )
- 12 VDC operation (60 watts max, 14 watts nominal)
- Holds up to 33 days of 5 minute data averages, 6 days of 1 minute data, or every measurement cycle (3 seconds)
- Our LED light source is guaranteed not to fail within 3 years, and often exceeds 5 years
- An LED light source uses the same light path for each wavelength ensuring consistency of measurement, eliminating the need for PMTs and band pass filters maximising light intensity
- Remote control through serial interface
- Suitable for high altitude applications.
Specifications
- Measured parameters: Light scattering coefficient (σsp) at (450, 525 and 635 nm), Backscatter coefficient (bσsp) at (450, 525 and 635 nm)
- Ranges: 0.0 to > 20,000 Mm-1
- Lower detectable limit: < 0.3 Mm-1 full and back scatter (60 second averaged data) (0.1 Mm-1 optional)
- Secondary measurements: Sample air temperature, enclosure temperature, sample relative humidity and sample pressure. (sample flow for MFC option)
- Intensity function: Full scatter 9 - 170 ºC, Back scatter 90 - 170 ºC, parameterised by Mueller et al, 2010
- Flow rate: ≈5 SLPM with defaut blower, (1 to 17 l/min for MFC option)
- Operating temperature: - 20 to 45 ºC
- Operating RH: 10 to 95 %
- Calibration: Span gas available for CO2 , SF6, FM-200, R-12, R-22, R-134 or a user defined gas
- Optics: Reference light source measurement
- Light source: Stable LED light source (US patent 7,671,988)
- Wavelength: 525 nm (green), 450 nm (blue), 635 nm (red)
- Operating voltage: 12 VDC (incl 110 - 240 VAC 50/60 Hz power converter) (14 watts nominal, 45 watts with heater active)
- Dimensions: 170 x 700 x 215 mm
- Weight: 11.2 kg
- Altitude: 2000m (15,000m with 12V operation).
Communications & Data Logging
- Outputs: 4 analog outputs (2 voltage & 2 current) and 2 x RS232 serial ports
- Filtering: Kalman (digital adaptive filter), moving average (30 seconds) or no filter
- Stored parameters: Date & Time, σsp (635, 525 and 450 nm), Air temperature, Enclosure temperature, RH, Pressure instrument status, raw measure counts or measure ratios, Sample flow for MFC option
- Capacity: Maximum of 33 days of 5 minute averages, or 6 days of 1 minute averaged data , 2000 lines of data if all measurement cycles (3 seconds)
- Data Collection: Airodis Demo analysis software provided free
Lower Cost of Ownership
- Fully automatic zero and span calibrations
- Low power internal 12 V sample heater
- Long lasting low power LED light source
- No bandpass filters to be replaced
- Easy to clean measurement cell.
Options
- MFC and Automated Ball Valve
- Roof flange kit and rain cap with insect screen
- Gas calibration kit and wall mount bracket
- Exhaust tubing kit
- Aerosol dryer
- ACS 1000 interfacing.
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