Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
182 words
In a system for monitoring air pollution over inaccessible areas, in which laser radiation excites atoms and molecules contained in the atmosphere to specific Raman radiations and the scattered radiations analyzed, the combination of a plurality of laser transmitting stations arranged in a line at relatively fixed locations, each of which stations is operative to transmit laser radiation along a predetermined line of direction, and a corresponding plurality of cooperable receiving stations, also arranged in a line at locations relatively fixed with respect to the transmitting stations cooperable therewith, and oriented to receive back scattered impulses originating along the respective transmission lines from said transmitting stations, each of said receiving stations being arranged to receive scatter radiation from a plurality of different directions which are fixed with respect to the transmission direction line of the transmitting station from which such radiation is derived, with the radiation received at a receiving station including that from two different directions derived from the transmission from a cooperable transmitting station, whereby each receiving station is adapted to simultaneously analyze scattered radiation from a plurality of locations.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
182 words
In a system for monitoring air pollution over inaccessible areas, in which laser radiation excites atoms and molecules contained in the atmosphere to specific Raman radiations and the scattered radiations analyzed, the combination of a plurality of laser transmitting stations arranged in a line at relatively fixed locations, each of which stations is operative to transmit laser radiation along a predetermined line of direction, and a corresponding plurality of cooperable receiving stations, also arranged in a line at locations relatively fixed with respect to the transmitting stations cooperable therewith, and oriented to receive back scattered impulses originating along the respective transmission lines from said transmitting stations, each of said receiving stations being arranged to receive scatter radiation from a plurality of different directions which are fixed with respect to the transmission direction line of the transmitting station from which such radiation is derived, with the radiation received at a receiving station including that from two different directions derived from the transmission from a cooperable transmitting station, whereby each receiving station is adapted to simultaneously analyze scattered radiation from a plurality of locations.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
75 words
A system according to claim 1, wherein the transmitting stations and the receiving stations are arranged along a common line with each transmitting station being disposed adjacent to a cooperable receiving station, all transmitting stations being arranged to transmit beams of rays extending in a common radiation plane, and each receiving station being disposed to receive return reflected radiation from the cooperable transmitting station, at which receiving station such radiation may be registered and analyzed.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
A system according to claim 2, comprising central recording means arranged to receive data from all receiving stations, operable to process and coordinate the same for recordation and display thereof.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
13 words
A system according to claim 2, wherein said radiation plane is horizontally disposed.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
A system according to claim 4, wherein said systems are so arranged that the radiation plane may be selectively adjusted in angular relation with respect to the horizontal.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
36 words
A system according to claim 1, wherein each transmitting station and the cooperable receiving station are spaced a predetermined distance from each other, and each receiving station contains means for recording beams from several fixed directions.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
30 words
A system according to claim 6, comprising central recording means arranged to receive data from all receiving stations, operable to process and coordinate the same for recordation and display thereof.