NASA SBIR SUCCESS STORY Jet Propulsion Laboratory
1993 Phase II

Lightweight Atmospheric Ozone Measurement Instrument

Physical Sciences, Inc.

Andover, MA

INNOVATION

Lightweight, high-sensitivity ozone photometer

 

Instrument Deployed on Buoy 
		  at Offshore Site
Instrument Deployed on Buoy at Offshore Site
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
  • Demonstrated sensitivity and accuracy for upper atmospheric ozone measurement
  • Provides three-fold reduction in weight and compact size compared to current technology
COMMERCIALIZATION
  • Built instrument for Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute. Deployed on offshore buoy at Martha's Vineyard and Chesapeake Bay to study ozone concentrations in marine boundary layer
  • Revenues from services and instrument sale have reached $923,000
GOVERNMENT/SCIENCE APPLICATIONS
  • Instrument flown by Air Force to measure ozone concentrations in rocket exhaust plumes
  • Instrument deployed in Gulf of Maine on ferry as part of a NOAA/NASA air quality study
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