Compact Raman Lidar Measurement of Liquid and Vapor Phase Water Under the Influence of Ionizing Radiation

A compact Raman lidar has been developed for studying phase changes of water in the atmosphere under the influence of ionization radiation. The Raman lidar is operated at the wavelength of 349 nm and backscattered Raman signals of liquid and vapor phase water are detected at 396 and 400 nm, respecti...

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Published in:	EPJ Web of conferences Vol. 119; p. 25012
Main Authors:	Shiina, Tatsuo, Chigira, Tomoyuki, Saito, Hayato, Manago, Naohiro, Kuze, Hiroaki, Hanyu, Toshinori, Kanayama, Fumihiko, Fukushima, Mineo
Format:	Journal Article Conference Proceeding
Language:	English
Published:	Les Ulis EDP Sciences 01-01-2016
Subjects:	Alpha particles Alpha rays Backscattering Ionization Ionizing radiation Lidar Molecular chains Phase transitions Vapor phases Water Water drops
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Summary:	A compact Raman lidar has been developed for studying phase changes of water in the atmosphere under the influence of ionization radiation. The Raman lidar is operated at the wavelength of 349 nm and backscattered Raman signals of liquid and vapor phase water are detected at 396 and 400 nm, respectively. Alpha particles emitted from 241Am of 9 MBq ionize air molecules in a scattering chamber, and the resulting ions lead to the formation of liquid water droplets. From the analysis of Raman signal intensities, it has been found that the increase in the liquid water Raman channel is approximately 3 times as much as the decrease in the vapor phase water Raman channel, which is consistent with the theoretical prediction based on the Raman cross-sections. In addition, the radius of the water droplet is estimated to be 0.2 μm.
ISSN:	2100-014X 2101-6275 2100-014X
DOI:	10.1051/epjconf/201611925012