Cloud Integrating Nephelometer model CIN-100

SPECIFICATIONS

OUTPUT Four Analog Channels; Voltage ±10V
MEASUREMENTS Asymmetry Parameter (g)
Optical Extinction Coefficient
Extinction-to-Backscatter Ratio
PARTICLE TYPE Water Droplets
Ice Crystals
Mixed Phase
PARTICLE SIZE RANGE 4 µm to 2,500 µm Diameter
MEASUREMENT ACCURACY Asymmetry Parameter, 2%
Optical Extinction Coefficient, 10%
MEASUREMENT RATE 0 Hz to 2000 Hz
CALIBRATION Light-Diffusing Plate
VOLUME SAMPLING RATE 300 liters/s (100 m/s aircraft speed)
SAMPLE CROSS-SECTION 30 cm²
LIGHT SOURCE Laser Diode, 635 nm
DETECTORS Photomultipliers
ENVIRONMENTAL RANGE Temperature -70º C to 40º C
Relative Humidity 0% to 100+%
POWER REQUIREMENTS 120 VAC, 60 Watt (220 VAC Optional)
28 VDC, 120 Watt Heaters
PROBE SIZE Length 53 cm
Width 15 cm
PROBE WEIGHT 10 Kg
MOUNTING CONFIGURATION a. Aircraft: Horizontal to Vertical Down
                   Mounts to PMS Hole Pattern

b. Ground-Based: Mounts to Plate