A photoacoustic trace-gas sensor for the measurement of nitric oxide with a detection limit of 500 ppb has been demonstrated. The radiation source was a thermoelectrically cooled distributed-feedback quantum-cascade laser operating in pulsed mode near 5.3 micrometers with an average laser power of 8 mW. A resonant photoacoustic cell was excited in its first longitudinal mode by the modulated laser light. Preliminary measurements have been performed to test the performance of our photoacoustic sensor; possible improvements to reach lower detection limits are discussed.
Photoacoustic detection of NO using a quantum cascade laser
LUGARA', Pietro Mario;
2005-01-01
Abstract
A photoacoustic trace-gas sensor for the measurement of nitric oxide with a detection limit of 500 ppb has been demonstrated. The radiation source was a thermoelectrically cooled distributed-feedback quantum-cascade laser operating in pulsed mode near 5.3 micrometers with an average laser power of 8 mW. A resonant photoacoustic cell was excited in its first longitudinal mode by the modulated laser light. Preliminary measurements have been performed to test the performance of our photoacoustic sensor; possible improvements to reach lower detection limits are discussed.File in questo prodotto:
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