Deployed by Brian Marquardt of the Center for Process Analytical Chemistry (CPAC, University of Washington) for the in-situ analysis of hydrothermal vents at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean
Headwall Photonics reports that its Raman Explorer 785 product has been successfully deployed by Brian Marquardt of the Center for Process Analytical Chemistry (CPAC, University of Washington) and utilised for the in-situ analysis of hydrothermal vents at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean.
Headwall's Raman Explorer was deployed in the deep ocean at depths of up to 2300 metres using the submersible underwater craft DSV/Alvin.
According to Brian Marquardt, a principal investigator at CPAC, "Headwall's Raman Explorer provided the necessary capabilities to successfully analyse and monitor the geochemical processes created within these deep water vents.
"The Raman Explorer is a very compact instrument but yet provided a Raman fingerprint of 4000 wave numbers with very high resolution.
Dr Marquardt will present the technical paper 'Demonstration and application of a Raman instrument for geo-process analysis on the ocean floor" in January, 2007 at Ifpac 2007, the International Forum of Process Analytical Chemistry.
