Aerospace, Defense and Government Gas Analysis
In aerospace and defense, the gas is part of the airframe. Breathing oxygen carried in a mission-ready aircraft, propellant loaded into a satellite, and the bulk gases used to build both are specification-controlled, and every one has to be verified before the platform flies. Federal programs go further: the result has to be recorded in a form that survives an audit. ASTG builds the analytical and sampling systems that do both, and holds the U.S. Air Force's worldwide Aviator Breathing Oxygen program.
Aviator breathing oxygen for the U.S. military
Aviator breathing oxygen is consumed at altitude, where any contaminant carries directly into the pilot's supply. After nearly seven years of engineering development, ASTG was selected by the U.S. Air Force for its worldwide ABO Sampling and Analysis Program, supporting the Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps and Army. The AirBreather ABO system combines FTIR, speed-of-sound and ultrasonic oxygen detection to resolve oxygen purity to better than 99.9%.
Full detail: aviator breathing oxygen analysis. View the AirBreather ABO system.
Sampling that ships as non-hazardous
The constraint on a worldwide program is not the analysis, it is getting the sample to the analyzer. ASTG's patented low-pressure sampling phase-changes a liquid cryogenic sample into a low-pressure gas sample. That removes operator exposure to cryogenic temperatures and strips the hazardous-materials classification, so the sample ships as non-hazardous material, including to regions earlier systems could not reach.
LPMS-ABO for aviator breathing oxygen · LPMS-MIOGI-Q for cryogenic oxygen purity to 99.9% · LPMS-CRYO for any liquid cryogenic source. View the sampling kits.
Satellite propellant: xenon, krypton and rare gases
Electric propulsion runs on xenon and krypton, and both are costly enough that loading accuracy and propellant purity are commercial concerns as well as technical ones. ASTG supplies an integrated loading and handling system for xenon and krypton propellants used in satellite manufacturing, together with purity and impurity analysis for xenon, krypton and neon. Xenon and krypton loading cart data sheet · browse xenon products.
Government and federal programs
Federal work is judged on the record as much as the reading. ABO results are electronically validated and verified, held under a 21 CFR Part 11 records module, and issued through the Secure COA certificate-of-analysis module, so a result can be produced years later in the form the agency expects.
The same discipline applies to federal carbon programs. The AirBreather CO2 Sequestration System measures the level and purity of sequestered carbon dioxide continuously, producing the Measure, Report, Verify record that Department of Energy and IRS reporting depends on. CO2 quality monitoring for carbon capture and sequestration.
Bulk gas quality in aerospace manufacturing
Aerospace manufacturing runs on the same ultra-high-purity gases as a semiconductor fab, under quality systems that demand a record rather than a reading. The Gas Purity Monitoring System (GPMS) measures trace oxygen and moisture in hydrogen, nitrogen, helium and argon, and trace moisture in oxygen and carbon dioxide, using cavity ring-down spectrometers reporting through an on-board PLC to your facility monitoring system.
Where the requirement is continuous quality management rather than a single point, CQC and QMS gas monitoring systems analyze composition and purity continuously and alert on deviation.
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Aerospace, defense and government gas analysis FAQ
Who supplies aviator breathing oxygen analysis to the U.S. military?
ASTG holds the U.S. Air Force's worldwide Aviator Breathing Oxygen Sampling and Analysis Program, supporting the Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps and Army.
How pure does aviator breathing oxygen need to be?
Aviator breathing oxygen is controlled to military specification. The AirBreather ABO system resolves oxygen purity to better than 99.9% and screens for contaminants at the same time.
Can cryogenic samples be shipped internationally?
Yes. ASTG's patented low-pressure sampling converts a liquid cryogenic sample to a low-pressure gas sample, removing the hazardous-materials classification so it can ship worldwide as non-hazardous.
Does ASTG support satellite propellant loading?
Yes. ASTG supplies an integrated loading and handling system for xenon and krypton propellants used in satellite manufacturing, alongside purity and impurity analysis for xenon, krypton and neon.
What records does ASTG produce for federal programs?
Results are electronically validated and verified, recorded under a 21 CFR Part 11 module, and issued through the Secure COA certificate-of-analysis module.
How does ASTG support DOE and IRS sequestration reporting?
The AirBreather CO2 Sequestration System measures the level and purity of sequestered carbon dioxide continuously, providing the Measure, Report, Verify data that Department of Energy and IRS reporting requires.
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