Abstract

Density and temperature profiles in the 30–70-km altitude range are measured with a XeF lidar system using Rayleigh scattering. With a 16-W XeF laser at wavelengths 351 and 353 nm, density and temperature accuracies of less than ± 3% and ± 10 K are obtained up to 60 km for an observation time of 15min. The overall performances are now competitive with and superior to those of traditional Nd:YAG SHG lidars at 532 nm.

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