NO2_CAPS_146_BRM
retired
🔬 cavity attenuated phase shift spectrometer
🏭 Teledyne
📦 Teledyne T500U
S/N 146
▶ 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 | 904635 |
NO₂ Certificates (1)
Name: VSL_NO2_2022_BRM
Supplier: VSL
Cylinder: APE 1516654
Valid: 2022-11-30 → 2025-11-09
▶ 📏 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 | 1.0 years |
▶ 👤 Operators
| Operator | Level |
|---|---|
| 0000-0002-7195-8115 | scientist |