Spectroscopic study of channel spectra phenomena in the synchrotron-based FTIR spectrometer at the Canadian Light Source

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dc.contributor.authorIbrahim, Amr
dc.contributor.authorUniversity of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science
dc.contributor.supervisorPredoi-Cross, Adriana
dc.contributor.supervisorTeillet, Philippe M.
dc.date.accessioned2012-04-24T20:38:23Z
dc.date.available2012-04-24T20:38:23Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.degree.levelMasters
dc.descriptionxiv, 134 leaves : ill. ; 29 cmen_US
dc.description.abstractRecently, the high radiance of synchrotron sources was used to enhance FTIR spectrometer performance. However, excessive channel spectra when synchrotron sources are used degrade the quality of retrieved spectral parameters. In the research reported in this thesis, seven different techniques for handling channel spectra were investigated. These techniques were used to reduce channel spectra for a test group of seven samples of CO2 mixed with air recorded using the synchrotron source at the Canadian Light Source. The increases in signal to noise ratio (SNR) of spectra handled with each technique were calculated. SNR results showed that transmission spectra, produced using synthetic background spectra with simulated channel spectra, achieved the highest SNR improvement. However, when the spectra groups were fitted using nonlinear least square fit algorithm, the technique using channel spectra fitting produced the smallest fitting residual. Moreover, the retrieved intensities and air broadening coefficients of 21 spectral lines showed that the spectral fitting technique produced the most accurate values as compared to the HITRAN 2008 database. Although the spectral fitting technique was accurate in retrieving spectral line parameters, applying the technique at wider spectral ranges was less accurate. A modification to the channel spectra fitting technique by performing iterations of channel fitting was introduced to process wider spectral ranges. Carbon dioxide laser band I centred at 961 wavenumber was analyzed using 24 spectra recorded under different experimental conditions. The intensity and air-and self-broadening coefficients were retrieved for 48 spectral lines with average deviations from HITRAN database values of 2.11%, 1.25% and 4.14%, respectively, using the Voigt profile. These average deviations lie within the uncertainty limits listed by the database. The deviation between our results and other results reported in the literature were also examined and it is found to be also within the range of HITRAN uncertainties. The effect of errors in fitting channel spectra parameters was examined and found to be mitigated by the inclusion of channel-free spectra in the multispectral fit.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/2638
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherLethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, c2010en_US
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Physics and Astronomyen_US
dc.publisher.facultyArts and Scienceen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science)en_US
dc.subjectSpectrum analysisen_US
dc.subjectGreenhouse gases -- Researchen_US
dc.subjectGreenhouse effect, Atmospheric -- Researchen_US
dc.subjectSynchrotonsen_US
dc.subjectFourier transform infrared spectroscopyen_US
dc.subjectRemote sensing -- Researchen_US
dc.subjectCarbon dioxide -- Researchen_US
dc.subjectCanadian Light Sourceen_US
dc.subjectLabVIEWen_US
dc.subjectDissertations, Academicen_US
dc.titleSpectroscopic study of channel spectra phenomena in the synchrotron-based FTIR spectrometer at the Canadian Light Sourceen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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