Laser-based system offers continuous monitoring of leaks from oil and gas operations
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Published in Optica · View the paper (DOI)
A new laser-based system can detect small methane leaks over an area of several square miles, allowing for continuous monitoring of costly and dangerous leaks. The technology uses frequency comb laser spectroscopy to pinpoint the location and size of leaks with high sensitivity and range.
Coverage from 3 institutions
- Laser-based system offers continuous monitoring of leaks from oil and gas operations Optica · Mar 22, 2018 · first to report
- Mobile 'dual-comb' device significantly improves methane leak detection National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) · Mar 22, 2018
- Laser-based sensing system can detect methane leaks from miles away University of Colorado at Boulder · Mar 23, 2018