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NOx_CAPS_376_BRM

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🔬 cavity attenuated phase shift spectrometer 🏭 Teledyne 📦 Teledyne T500U S/N 376
Description

Cavity attenuated phase shift spectrometer operated at the observatory platform Beromuenster to perform in-situ measurements of nitrogen dioxide (NO2).


🔧 Inlet System
Operated in atmospheric simulation chamber
Measurement height above ground 5.0 m
Measurement height above building 2.0 m
Distance from VOC inlet 0.0 m
Distance from condensables inlet 0.0 m
Distance from ozone inlet 0.0 m
Inlet tube material PTFE (Teflon)
Residence time 2.6 s
Humidity/Temperature control None
Inlet line heating
Filter material instrument internal
Inlet filter mesh size 5.0 µm
🎯 Zeroing
Zero air Zero Air generator
Zero air generator manufacturer EMPA
Zero air generator model EMPA custom build
Frequency 4.0 weeks
Pressure 2000.0 mbar
📐 Calibration
Gas standard concentration 20.07 µmol/mol
Gas standard uncertainty 0.1 µmol/mol
Gas standard confidence interval not available
Zero air Zero Air generator
Zero air manufacturer EMPA
Zero air model EMPA custom build

NO₂ Calibration

Type Cylinder/Dilution
Automation Manual
Frequency 4.0 weeks
NO₂ calibrator manufacturer Horiba
NO₂ calibrator model Horiba APMC-370
NO₂ calibrator serial number 904475
📏 Auxiliary Measurements
Role Type Manufacturer Model Serial number
Ozone instrument ultra-violet absorption detector Thermo Fisher Scientific Thermo 49i CM23217152
Meteorology instrument - Temperature Rotronic Rotronic HC2-S 20216485
Meteorology instrument - Pressure Vaisala Vaisala PTB330 V0850535
📋 Measurement QA/QC
Instrument log book Electronic
Checklist 2.0 weeks
✅ Data QA/QC
Time series analysis of calibrations
Time series analysis of compound ratios
@VOC@
📤 Data Submission
Database Submission interval
ACTRIS
👤 Operators
OperatorLevel
0000-0002-7195-8115 scientist